Subject: Psychiatry
Course Number: 140.01R
Course Title: Psychiatry and the Law
Units: 6
School: Medicine
Department: Psychiatry

Course Description: Medical students will gain exposure to the field of forensic psychiatry by treating patients who are incarcerated, analyzing an insanity plea case, and preparing a presentation on a legal topic. They will work at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and with justice-involved veterans. They will participate in a landmark case seminar that reviews cases at the interface of psychiatry and the law. Students need access to a car.
Prerequisites: Psychiatry 110
Restrictions: None
Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Independent Study, Direct - Conference, Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Seminar, Student - Project, Student - Independent Study, Student - Conference, Student - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Synchronous - Discussion, Synchronous - Project, Synchronous - Seminar, Synchronous - Conference

Instructor of Record: R. Binder
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No