Way B B, Dvoskin J A, Steadman H J
Bureau of Evaluation and Services Research, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany.
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1991;19(4):405-12.
This research note presents data about regional and system variations in psychiatric inpatient services for forensic patients provided in state operated psychiatric inpatient programs in the United States in 1986. Patient census by legal status and service provision information were collected from state forensic directors. In 1986, about 5,400 patients found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) and 3,200 patients found incompetent to stand trial (IST) were being served in state operated inpatient units. About 70 percent of both groups were being served in designated forensic beds. There were wide differences among the states in the volume and rates for NGRI, IST, forensic exams, and dangerous civil patients (DCP). The regional analyses revealed large variability among states within each region.
本研究报告展示了1986年美国州立精神病住院项目中为法医鉴定患者提供的精神病住院服务的区域和系统差异数据。通过法律状态统计的患者人数以及服务提供信息是从州法医主任处收集的。1986年，约5400名因精神错乱而被判定无罪（NGRI）的患者和3200名被判定无受审能力（IST）的患者在州立住院单元接受治疗。两组中约70%的患者在指定的法医床位接受治疗。各州在NGRI、IST、法医检查和危险民事患者（DCP）的数量和比例方面存在很大差异。区域分析显示，每个区域内的各州之间存在很大差异。
