Closing forensic psychiatric hospitals in Italy: a new revolution begins?. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barbui, Corrado; Saraceno, Benedetto
• Is Part Of: British journal of psychiatry. Volume 206:Number 6(2015)
• Page Start: 445
• Page End: 446
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153817
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1250

Abstract

Summary: On 30 May 2014 the Italian Parliament approved a new law regarding forensic psychiatric hospitals. Forensic psychiatric hospitals are facilities that admit individuals who have committed a criminal offence but lack criminal responsibility because of a mental disorder and are deemed as dangerous to public safety. Here we report the key aspects of the new legislation together with some critical considerations.