TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Treatment recommendations for mentally disordered offenders: More than roulette?
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Rogers, Richard
A1  - Gillis, J. Roy
A1  - Dickens, Susan E.
A1  - Webster, Christopher D.
SP  - 487
EP  - 495
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - Clinical judgments on the treatability and prognosis of mentally disordered offeenders (MDO) may strongly influence legal dispositions and the availability of treatment resources. This study examined 1,238 discharge summaries for MDOs referred for court assessments. Psychiatrists evidenced marked variability in how often they recommended treatment and how frequently they judged patients to have a poor prognosis. Two logit analyses suggested that diagnosis and consultation by other clinicians were associated with (a) treatment recommendations (i.e., Axis I diagnosis and social work consultations) and (b) prognosis (i.e., Axis II diagnosis and psychology consultations).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370060406
ID  - ref1
ER  -