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This chapter discusses the challenges posed by forensic patients who present to the emergency room for psychiatric care, and practices designed to improve psychiatric care for these patients. The term “forensic patients” refers to prisoners, jail inmates, probationers, parolees, petitioned patients, patients who have been arrested but not yet undergone the booking process, convicts, and suspects. This chapter also discusses precautions that emergency room personnel should follow when evaluating or prescribing treatment for potentially suicidal forensic patients. |
