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Legal and Forensic Issues in Telepsychiatry
- Source :
- European Psychiatry, Vol 65, Pp S55-S56 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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Abstract
- Covid-19 has induced many changes to society, including some in the practice of medicine and psychiatry. Among them is increasing use of telecommunications. A previous editorial outlined the possible uses and dangers of telemedicine with prisoners (Gunn et al 2020). Forensic psychiatry is also concerned with providing expert evidence to courts and other arbitration bodies and, increasingly, these bodies too are relying on such technology. Further in addition to traditional paper-style records (many now held electronically rather than literally on paper) there is increasing use of video recording of interviews, of day to day behaviour on secure hospital units and by bodycams when intervening in a tense, potentially violent situation. To what extent are these being used in court? Is there a European framework for guiding us on how to proceed? How has this been interpreted to date in countries across Europe? In this paper these issues will be addressed.
- Subjects :
- Prisoners
telepsychiatry
courts
confidentiality
Psychiatry
RC435-571
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09249338 and 17783585
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- European Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4e0a04d8075485783163373dcca000a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.185