Psychiatric Consultation of the Incarcerated Patient: Clinical Presentations and Management

Consultation liaison psychiatrists are likely to encounter incarcerated patients due to high prevalence of mental illness among this population and limited mental health resources in jails and prisons. At our tertiary care teaching hospital we have performed nearly 800 consultations on inmates over the previous 8 years.Method: A descriptive case report is presented of Mr. B, a 25 year old male, transferred from jail with attempted self-enucleation and psychotic symptoms. A brief review of literature regarding psychiatric care of incarcerated patients is included, as well as a how we worked with correctional staff to manage this patient's behavior.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research