The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation

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dc.contributor.advisorKaliski, Seanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Merrynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-31T19:53:27Z
dc.date.available2014-12-31T19:53:27Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe rationale of doing thorough medical screening of all psychiatric patients is clear, because there is a relationship between medical illness and mental illness. It remains unresolved which screening tests should be performed routinely in general psychiatric patients even though the prevalence of medical illness is relatively high. Even less is known about the prevalence of medical illnesses in criminal defendants referred for observation, most of whom do not have a serious psychiatric disorder. Special investigations may be necessary in the diagnosis of these medical conditions. Within the context of psychiatry as a whole, the population referred for forensic observation may be subject to more stringent investigation as a legal requirement. However there is little information available on this group regarding the prevalence of medical illnesses and the impact that these have on the psycho-legal assessment. This study will therefore seek to assess the current practice of routine investigations in assessing criminal defendants that have been referred to the forensic observation unit in order to assess whether these findings contribute significantly to the psycho-legal assessment, and to determine the prevalence of medical illness in this population. It is hoped that it will be possible to decide whether there is utility to do routine tests, essentially by coercion, in this group.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationYoung, M. (2013). <i>The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10749en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationYoung, Merryn. <i>"The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10749en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationYoung, M. 2013. The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Young, Merryn AB - The rationale of doing thorough medical screening of all psychiatric patients is clear, because there is a relationship between medical illness and mental illness. It remains unresolved which screening tests should be performed routinely in general psychiatric patients even though the prevalence of medical illness is relatively high. Even less is known about the prevalence of medical illnesses in criminal defendants referred for observation, most of whom do not have a serious psychiatric disorder. Special investigations may be necessary in the diagnosis of these medical conditions. Within the context of psychiatry as a whole, the population referred for forensic observation may be subject to more stringent investigation as a legal requirement. However there is little information available on this group regarding the prevalence of medical illnesses and the impact that these have on the psycho-legal assessment. This study will therefore seek to assess the current practice of routine investigations in assessing criminal defendants that have been referred to the forensic observation unit in order to assess whether these findings contribute significantly to the psycho-legal assessment, and to determine the prevalence of medical illness in this population. It is hoped that it will be possible to decide whether there is utility to do routine tests, essentially by coercion, in this group. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation TI - The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10749 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10749
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationYoung M. The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10749en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychiatryen_ZA
dc.titleThe prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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