title: Vulnerable patients going to court: a psychiatrist's guide to special measures.
abstract: There have been significant changes to how vulnerable people are treated in the court system, including the introduction of special measures to support people both as witness and as accused. This paper summarises the use of special measures and their application to people with mental health diagnoses or cognitive impairment.
authors: Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London; 39 Essex Chambers, London.
authors: Penny
authors: P
authors: Cooper
authors: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle; KITE Newcastle University Business School.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Grace