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Commentary: Psychotherapy in a Forensic Hospital

Dr. Papapietro is Clinical Psychologist and Coordinator, Psychotherapy Service, Whiting Forensic Division, Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT. Address correspondence to: Daniel J. Papapietro, PsyD, Whiting Forensic Division, Connecticut Valley Hospital, Dutcher Hall, Silver Street, Middletown, CT 06457. E-mail: daniel.papapietro{at}po.state.ct.us

Abstract

Very little is written in American forensic journals about psychodynamic psychotherapy for patients committed to forensic hospitals. Relatively little is known of the process of helping these patients cope with their mental illnesses, to gain insight into their crimes and their unconscious dynamics, or simply to cope with the dreary landscape of the forensic maximum-security institution. In this commentary, the author hopes to shed light on some of those processes.