Psychiatric Treatment for Death-Sentenced Inmates

Speaker:
Omri Berger, MD
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Staff Psychiatrist • San Quentin State Prison

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Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1) Describe the challenges to psychiatric treatment in a correctional setting, and specifically a death row setting

2) Describe common clinical problems encountered in a correctional setting, and specifically a death row setting

3) Describe clinical skills and interventions that are utilized in psychiatric treatment in a correctional setting, and specifically a death row setting

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UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.