The use of telemedicine to evaluate competency to stand trial: A preliminary randomized controlled study

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-489

  Manguno Mire, Gina M ^a,b   Thompson Jr , John W ^b   Shore, Jay H ^a   Croy, Calvin D ^c   Artecona, Jose F ^a   Pickering, John W ^d  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Neurology ^*

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Eastern Louisiana State Mental Health System Forensic Division

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE;

FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 38049040368     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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