Benefits and limitations of implementing...

Benefits and limitations of implementing videoconferencing for forensic psychiatry assessment in France

Abstract

Telemedicine has been successfully used for many years in North America for the purpose of conducting forensic assessments. France, however, has not yet implemented this potentially useful tool. French forensic psychiatry could get inspired by this success in order to improve the practice of court ordered psychiatric assessments. In this article, we address the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing in the field of forensic psychiatry. Using these new means of telecommunications could help solve some of the issues encountered in France. (article in French)

Authors

Prat SS; Courtois R

Journal

International Journal of Risk and Recovery, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 27–31

Publisher

McMaster University Library Press

Publication Date

January 31, 2018

DOI

10.15173/ijrr.v1i1.3327

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Sebastien Prat

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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