Pre-requisite: None
Duration for Elective: 2 or 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Matthew J. Davis, MD, DFAPA
Educational Objective
To provide the trainee with an intensive experience caring for patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses, often with co-occurring personality disorders and substance use disorders, admitted to a state psychiatric hospital through civil commitments and various forensic court orders.
Experiences and Procedures
- Participate in morning report and inpatient rounds
- Participate in and help facilitate multidisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Attend court commitment hearings, administrative hearings (e.g., for medication over objection requests), and hearings for patients adjudicated Not Criminally Responsible who are seeking court privileges
- Present a Clinical Case Conference
- Be involved in the full spectrum of inpatient care in a state psychiatric hospital setting including initial evaluations, weekly progress assessments, and discharge planning
- Collaborate with a general medicine service to assess and treat co-occurring medical disorders
- Assist in writing Institutional Reports and Annual Reports that are submitted to forensic evaluators and the court when a Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) patient requests privileges
- Assist in writing Progressive Treatment Plans (PTPs) to help patients maintain adherence to treatment following discharge
Housing
Riverview Psychiatric Center does not offer learner housing. Interested residents may seek reimbursement for housing expenses through the MERGE Collaborative. See the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy for more information.
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