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 a web-based online 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