Setting up a Death Row Psychiatry Program

[摘要] Death row psychiatry contains a complex set of clinical, ethical, and legal questions. This Forensic Files column makes a case for correctional institutions starting death row programs to address these issues through uniform policies. A list of the relevant issues is provided. Specific issues discussed include death row psychiatric assessment, considering “justifiable” depression, treating for competency to be executed, and balancing boundaries between clinical and forensic work.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Forensic psychiatry;correctional psychiatry;death penalty;competency;mood disorders