The Psychiatrist (1996) 20: 205-206. doi: 10.1192/pb.20.4.205
© 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Psychiatric clinics in probation offices in South Wales

Phil Huckle, Senior Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry*, Tara Travier, Psychology Student and Sylvia Scarf, Senior Probation Liaison Officer

South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service & Mid Glamorgan Probation Service

* Correspondence: Dr Phil Huckle, The South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service, The Caswell Clinic, Glanrhyd Hospital, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF31 4LN

A descriptive study of a psychiatric probation clinic based in South Wales is presented. Over a three year period, 100 probation clients were assessed by forensic psychiatrists at the request of the Probation Services in South Wales. The majority of these clients were mentally disordered, with common diagnoses being personality disorder (35%), substance misuse (11%), schizophrenia (10%) and post-traumatic stress disorder (9%). The nonattendance rates for these clients was 0% for the first and 13.3% for subsequent appointments. Psychiatric probation clinics seem to be analogous to general psychiatric clinics based in Primary Care.