[Homicide on first day after commitment to the closed ward of psychiatric clinic--report of a successful rehabilitation against all odds].
The Swiss penal code provides quite a sophisticated system of rules concerning the assessment and management of mentally ill offenders--there is, however, a substantial lack of treatment places. This means a challenge for hospitals of general psychiatry if these patients should not be referred to common law prisons. We report of a young man who killed another patient on the day of his referral to a psychiatric clinic. The treatment and his rehabilitation was performed successfully in a clinic of general psychiatry--in spite of the scepticism of the legal authorities.
Frei
Andreas
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Psychiatrische Klinik Luzern, Kantosspital, Lucerne, Switzerland. andreas.frei@ksl.ch
D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Tötungsdelikt am Eintrittstag auf der geschlossenen Abteilung einer psychiatrischen Klinik--und trotzdem erfolgreiche Rehabilitation in der Allgemeinpsychiatrie.