Raymond F. Patterson, MD: Forensic Psychiatry in Extreme Environments

[摘要] R. F. Pattersonextreme environmentsforensic psychiatryRaymond Frederick Patterson is a celebrated forensic expert with about 40 years of experience combating the negative effects on individuals experiencing extended stays in prisons and forensic psychiatric facilities. In about twenty hours of interviews and other time spent reviewing academic articles and media reports, I have probed the central features of his life in forensic psychiatry. What emerges is the portrait of a Black youngster who starts life in the extreme urban environment of Southside Chicago. He grows up in a family home located opposite a city park that stretches about nine city blocks both to the left and right. With the support of family members and a tenaciously committed mother, he studies at Northwestern University and Howard University's College of Medicine. Years at the world-famous St. Elizabeths Hospital located in Washington, DC, progressively lead him toward a life improving the quality of care offered within extreme forensic environments. He learns that successful work in prisons and forensic psychiatric hospitals requires understanding of these geographies and their complex interactions with health.

[学科分类] 儿科学

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