Dr. Jhilam Biswas

That's kind of a quick and dirty snapshot view that someone in Massachusetts, we call them court clinicians, there are psychologists and social workers at every court that will do a quick and dirty evaluation and say, look, this person needs a longer mental health evaluation.

That's kind of a quick and dirty snapshot view that someone in Massachusetts, we call them court clinicians, there are psychologists and social workers at every court that will do a quick and dirty evaluation and say, look, this person needs a longer mental health evaluation.

versus, you know what, they can actually have their day in court, they can get arraigned, they can go to a jail setting for a pretrial period. There is an evaluation that's done within the day in that setting. Then if there needs to be a longer evaluation, by statute in Massachusetts law, in the Massachusetts general laws, it's chapter 123, we have lots of different statutes that describe

versus, you know what, they can actually have their day in court, they can get arraigned, they can go to a jail setting for a pretrial period. There is an evaluation that's done within the day in that setting. Then if there needs to be a longer evaluation, by statute in Massachusetts law, in the Massachusetts general laws, it's chapter 123, we have lots of different statutes that describe

versus, you know what, they can actually have their day in court, they can get arraigned, they can go to a jail setting for a pretrial period. There is an evaluation that's done within the day in that setting. Then if there needs to be a longer evaluation, by statute in Massachusetts law, in the Massachusetts general laws, it's chapter 123, we have lots of different statutes that describe

how much time you'll have to do a psychiatric, a forensic psychiatric or psychological evaluation. And once someone ends up in a forensic hospital from the courts, you have 20 days to do that evaluation and then make a determination of whether they need to stay in the hospital or if they can kind of go back into the jail setting. So that's what we see in the forensic setting.

how much time you'll have to do a psychiatric, a forensic psychiatric or psychological evaluation. And once someone ends up in a forensic hospital from the courts, you have 20 days to do that evaluation and then make a determination of whether they need to stay in the hospital or if they can kind of go back into the jail setting. So that's what we see in the forensic setting.

how much time you'll have to do a psychiatric, a forensic psychiatric or psychological evaluation. And once someone ends up in a forensic hospital from the courts, you have 20 days to do that evaluation and then make a determination of whether they need to stay in the hospital or if they can kind of go back into the jail setting. So that's what we see in the forensic setting.

However, a lot of situations, the courts will allow the person to go right back into the community and have the evaluation done in the community. Now, as a private forensic psychiatrist, I will do those evaluations out in the community over longer periods of time. Or if someone's been able to pay bail, they will be out to have those evaluations done out in the community.

However, a lot of situations, the courts will allow the person to go right back into the community and have the evaluation done in the community. Now, as a private forensic psychiatrist, I will do those evaluations out in the community over longer periods of time. Or if someone's been able to pay bail, they will be out to have those evaluations done out in the community.

However, a lot of situations, the courts will allow the person to go right back into the community and have the evaluation done in the community. Now, as a private forensic psychiatrist, I will do those evaluations out in the community over longer periods of time. Or if someone's been able to pay bail, they will be out to have those evaluations done out in the community.

So it just sort of depends where the person ends up and what their history is that determines how long we have to do those evaluations.

So it just sort of depends where the person ends up and what their history is that determines how long we have to do those evaluations.

So it just sort of depends where the person ends up and what their history is that determines how long we have to do those evaluations.

It's a big piece of detective work, I think. Every puzzle is different and you have to put the pieces of the puzzle together to figure out what's going on. It depends on the kind of mental illness we're seeing. You know, if it's somebody with autism spectrum disorder, they may be able to articulate everything that's going on. They're connected to their family members.

It's a big piece of detective work, I think. Every puzzle is different and you have to put the pieces of the puzzle together to figure out what's going on. It depends on the kind of mental illness we're seeing. You know, if it's somebody with autism spectrum disorder, they may be able to articulate everything that's going on. They're connected to their family members.

It's a big piece of detective work, I think. Every puzzle is different and you have to put the pieces of the puzzle together to figure out what's going on. It depends on the kind of mental illness we're seeing. You know, if it's somebody with autism spectrum disorder, they may be able to articulate everything that's going on. They're connected to their family members.

We'll have direct contact with everybody. They will have some insight into what their issues are and we'll be able to provide care and treatment more quickly.

We'll have direct contact with everybody. They will have some insight into what their issues are and we'll be able to provide care and treatment more quickly.

We'll have direct contact with everybody. They will have some insight into what their issues are and we'll be able to provide care and treatment more quickly.