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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 123, No. 11

Articles | May 01, 1967

The Forensic Psychiatry Clinic: Model for a New Approach

ROBERT L. SADOFF; SAMUEL POLSKY; MELVIN S. HELLER

Am J Psychiatry 1967;123:1402-1407.

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Director, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Instructor in Psychiatry, Lecturer in Law, and Research Associate, Unit in Law and Psychiatry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19122

Professor of Law, Professor of Legal Medicine, and Co-Director, Unit in Law and Psychiatry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19122

Director, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Lecturer in Law, and Co-Director, Unit in Law and Psychiatry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19122

1966-67, American Psychiatric Association

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The Forensic Psychiatry Clinic at Temple University was established to serve the needs of the indigent and their attorneys in both criminal and civil cases. Closed reports and "private" consultations are provided at the earliest stage of the legal problem. The significance of this type of clinic lies in its versatility and comprehensive approach to the evaluation and treatment of legal-psychiatric problems, its availability for clinical training of lawyers and psychiatrists, and its potential for continued research.

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