Profile of forensic psychiatric inpatients referred to the Free State Psychiatric Complex, 2004–2008

Introduction: An accused found unfit to stand trial and/or not responsible for his/her actions because of mental illness, is declared a state patient by the court. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the biographical data and relevant particulars of forensic psychiatric inpatients who were ad...

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Main Authors: C Pienaar, A Dreyer, L van der Merwe, B Jansen van Rensburg, F J W Calitz, L M van der Merwe, G Joubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-06-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/274