I am a forensic psychiatrist in private practice. A significant proportion of my practice involves evaluating mental health systems in jails and prisons throughout the United States, which are involved in class action litigation concerning the constitutional adequacy of the mental health services available to incarcerated persons with serious mental illnesses. These cases involve multiple on-site assessments, which generally require 2 to 4 days per visit. When not on the road, my professional activities include a small outpatient practice, a general forensic psychiatry practice, and various teaching opportunities. As the associate director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, I have regular contact with our forensic fellows during their six-month rotation in an adolescent sex offender treatment program. Each forensic fellow accompanies me on one of my out-of-state prison monitoring trips. I also provide supervision to the fellows relevant to forensic evaluations. I teach several classes to our general psychiatry residents and fellows in addiction psychiatry relevant to forensic issues. As a member of the School of Medicine's committee on senior clinical appointments, I review applications of clinical faculty members from all departments for promotion purposes. My involvement with national psychiatric
Improving Correctional Mental Health Systems: An Academic/Forensic Psychiatrist's Perspective
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I am a forensic psychiatrist in private practice. A significant proportion of my practice involves evaluating mental health systems in jails and prisons throughout the United States, which are involved in class action litigation concerning the constitutional adequacy of the mental health services available to incarcerated persons with serious mental illnesses. These cases involve multiple on-site assessments, which generally require 2 to 4 days per visit. When not on the road, my professional activities include a small outpatient practice, a general forensic psychiatry practice, and various teaching opportunities. As the associate director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, I have regular contact with our forensic fellows during their six-month rotation in an adolescent sex offender treatment program. Each forensic fellow accompanies me on one of my out-of-state prison monitoring trips. I also provide supervision to the fellows relevant to forensic evaluations. I teach several classes to our general psychiatry residents and fellows in addiction psychiatry relevant to forensic issues. As a member of the School of Medicine's committee on senior clinical appointments, I review applications of clinical faculty members from all departments for promotion purposes. My involvement with national psychiatric
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Improving Correctional Mental Health Systems: An Academic/Forensic Psychiatrist's Perspective
Metzner, Jeffrey L.
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, Volume 27 (3): 201
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Sep 1, 2003
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