Spring 2027

Psychiatry Assessment & Treatment in a Forensic Hospital Setting

Students interact with staff and patients at Mendota Mental Health Institute to learn forensic psychiatry, unit structures, and assessment techniques.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jacqueline Landess

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate basic knowledge of forensic psychiatry

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the treatment and assessment of patients who are incompetent to stand trial

  • Demonstrate knowledge and performance of clinical interviews and mental status exams, in formulating diagnoses and planning treatment

  • Demonstrate knowledge in documenting a complete psychiatric history and physical

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Spring 2027
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JACQUELINE LANDESS is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Interact with and learn from multiple staff at Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI), including forensic psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and occupational therapists. Interact with patients who have been committed to MMHI usually for forensic purposes- the patient has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, they are incompetent to stand trial, and/or their conditional release in the community has been revoked. Opportunity to see patients who have been civilly committed. Rotate with multiple psychiatrists, some of whom are specially trained in forensic psychiatry. Learn more about the forensic/legal system, the structure of medium and maximum security forensic psychiatry units, treatment of refractory psychotic and mood disorders, and the basics of forensic assessments. The student is given as much autonomy as possible with individual supervision and discussion.

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Topics

  • Forensic commitment reasons: insanity, incompetence, revoked release
  • Structure of medium and maximum security units
  • Treatment of refractory psychotic and mood disorders
  • Basics of forensic assessments

Skills

  • Understanding forensic legal systems and unit structures
  • Performing clinical interviews and mental status exams
  • Documenting psychiatric history and physicals
  • Treatment of refractory psychotic and mood disorders

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PSYCHIAT 947 · Spring 2027

Psychiatry Assessment & Treatment in a Forensic Hospital Setting

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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