Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 50 (2008) 13, 71 - 75
Short report
25 years of forensic psychiatry in the Netherlands, a concise review
summary
In the past 25 years of forensic psychiatry in the Netherlands, there have been improvements in the quality of information made available for pre-trial assessments, changes in the psychopathological characteristics of the patient population, shifts in the treatment paradigm and an increase in scientific research.
keywords forensic psychiatric treatment, forensic psychiatry, penitentiary psychiatry