The Evolution of Psychiatric Practice in Britain

Abstract

picture has changed. Forensic psychiatrists are fully involved in both assessment and treatment (the latter very important) of a wide range of mentally abnormal o ff enders ... You will fi nd forensic psychiatrists in various clinical settings including the maximum security or special hospitals (of which there are fi ve in Britain), in the new regional secure units which have developed in England (though not in Scotland), in ordinary psychiatric hospitals and clinics, and also visiting psychiatrists to prisons. 40