PSYCHIATRIST AND THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM - FRANCE

• NCJ Number: 32612
• Journal: Revue penitentiaire et de droit penal Volume: 99 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (JULY-DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 383-402
• Author(s): A GRASSET; A MATHE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: Societe Generale des Prisons et de Legislation Criminelle
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: French
• Country: France

Annotation

PROPOSED MEASURES AND PROCEDURES TO GUARANTEE ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR ALL INMATES AND RELEASEES IN THE FRENCH CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AND TO GUARANTEE THE EXISTENCE OF EFFECTIVE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS.

Abstract

ALSO DISCUSSED ARE PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIST AND INMATE AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSFER OF MENTALLY-ILL PATIENTS TO SPECIAL HOSPITALS. --IN FRENCH