PSYCHIATRY ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT IN A FORENSIC HOSPITAL SETTING

Name: PSYCHIATRY ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT IN A FORENSIC HOSPITAL SETTING
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PSYCHIAT 947

과목 설명

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by reason of insanity, they are incompetent to stand trial, and/or their conditional release in the community has been revoked.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.

선수과목

Graduate/professional standing

충족 요건

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

학점

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개설 시기

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평점

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변화 계산 불가

수료율

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A 비율

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학급 규모

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-100% 과거 데이터 대비

Cumulative Grade Distribution

강사 (2026 Summr)

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유사 과목

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Psychiatric assessment of patients admitted to University Hospital medical and surgical floors (including burn unit, trauma service and transplant services). Emergency psychiatric assessment through consultation to the University Hospital emergency department.

MENTAL HEALTH LAW

LAW 913

Introduction to cases, statutes, and legal doctrines related to rights, treatment, and hospitalization and incarceration of mentally ill persons. Includes topics such as involuntary civil commitment; the historical arc of psychiatric hospitals; competency to stand trial assessment and restoration; insanity defense evaluations; moral panics and socio-legal repercussions; right to refuse psychiatric treatment; effectiveness of psychotropic medicine; dangerousness and risk; social science research of eyewitness memory, interrogation and confessions, and jury decision-making; juveniles and treatment; regulation of the mental health system and mental health providers; confidentiality and duty to protect clients; policing functions; and personal mental health for lawyers.

PSYCHIATRY INPATIENT ADVANCED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

PSYCHIAT 934

Introduction to common psychiatric diagnoses (mood disorders, psychotic disorders and personality disorders) in the hospital setting. Active participation in patient care under the supervision of 2 Inpatient Attending Faculty and 3 Psychiatry Residents. During daily multidisciplinary rounds, present detailed clinical information about new patients. Provide daily updates on assigned patients. Participate in all aspects of patients' care, and conduct in-depth patient interviews. Attend family meetings and play an integral role in obtaining collateral information from family or outside sources. Write daily progress notes. Present a brief topic review at the end of the rotation.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL ELECTIVE

PSYCHIAT 921

Behavioral medicine clinical patient care, under faculty supervision. All members of the department interact with the student who is typically assigned primarily to one member, depending upon the student's interests. Spend time with the Psychiatric Unit nursing staff to learn how the Unit itself is used as a treatment modality.

PSYCHIATRY INDIVIDUALIZED CLINICAL ELECTIVE

PSYCHIAT 919

Develop a customized experience with relevant faculty not offered by our already established electives.