Medical (Ppsychiatric) Aspects of Rehabilitation of Juveniles Sentenced to Imprisonment

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the forensic psychiatric examinations results of juveniles, national laws and international standards in the sphere of medical provision in prisons.According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 million of Ukrainians suffer from mental illnesses. For many years number of mental disorders of Ukrainians occupies the first place in Europe. The author justifies the creation of a special hospital for the application of compulsory medical measures for juveniles. The object of the article is legal analysis of the state of medical (psychiatric) provision of sentenced to imprisonment juveniles in the light of their rehabilitation.The author emphasizes that despite the fact that peculiarities of providing medical (psychiatric) care to juveniles are conditioned by clinical specificity of mental disorders and a number of international normative acts and national legislation, there is no system of child forensic psychiatry in Ukraine.The author makes conclusions that there is a need to put into practice a state-level statistical reporting as to the status, structure and dynamics of crime of the individuals with mental aberrations, including juveniles. He examines a possibility of creating an independent special hospital for psychiatric help for convicred juveniles and indicates the need to harmonize national legislation with international standards in the field of health (psychiatric) provision for convicts.