A Unique Forensic Diagnostic Hospital
NORMAN C. JABLON M.D.1,
ROBERT L. SADOFF M.D.2, , and
MELVIN S. HELLER M.D.3
1 Clinical instructor in psychiatry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. and Clinical director, State Maximum Security Forensic Diagnostic Hospital, Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, Pa.
2 Clinical assistant professor in psychiatry, lecturer in law, and training supervisor in forensic psychiatry at the law school, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
3 Clinical professor of psychiatry, director, division of forensic psychiatry, and co-director, unit in law and psychiatry at the health sciences center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
The authors describe a special maximum security facility established to provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation of defendants and present results of studies on 200 patients examined over a two-year period. The uniqueness of this hospital lies in its specially trained staff working over a prolonged period of time with highly selected patients exhibiting volatile behavior.
