Open AccessBenefits and limitations of implementing videoconferencing for forensic psychiatry assessment in France
Author(s) -
Sébastien Prat,
Robert Courtois
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of risk and recovery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-5645
DOI - 10.15173/ijrr.v1i1.3327
Subject(s) - videoconferencing , forensic psychiatry , telemedicine , forensic science , field (mathematics) , order (exchange) , psychiatry , psychology , computer science , medicine , political science , telecommunications , law , business , health care , mathematics , veterinary medicine , pure mathematics , finance
Telemedicine has been successfully used for many years in North America for the purpose of conducting forensic assessments. France, however, has not yet implemented this potentially useful tool. French forensic psychiatry could get inspired by this success in order to improve the practice of court ordered psychiatric assessments. In this article, we address the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing in the field of forensic psychiatry. Using these new means of telecommunications could help solve some of the issues encountered in France. (article in French)