Die vorliegende Publikationspromotion setzt sich mit dem forensisch-psychiatrischen Werk und Schaffen des ersten abendländischen Lehrstuhlinhabers für Psychiatrie und Begründers der Leipziger Universitätspsychiatrie Johann Christian August Heinroth (1773-1843) zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts auseinander. Die Schwerpunkte dabei sind dessen eigene Gutachtertätigkeit und sein Konzept der Zurechnungsfähigkeit. Anhand ausgewählter Schriften wurde eine textnahe Lektüre durchgeführt, um Heinroth losgelöst von Kontexten und Kategorien direkt verstehen zu können. Es ließ sich rekonstruieren, dass Heinroth durch philosophisches Denken und ganzheitliche Problemlösungsstrategien nicht nur der in seiner Zeit verbreiteten Exkulpationsneigung und der Instrumentalisierung psychischer Erkrankungen entschieden entgegen tritt, sondern auch, wenngleich er dieselben nicht überwindet, dennoch konstruktive Lösungsansätze für forensisch-psychiatrische Debatten findet und damit eine Bereicherung auch für aktuelle neurowissenschaftliche Diskussionen darstellt. Durch die Tiefendarstellung eines Zeitgenossen wird so ein Beitrag zur Vervollständigung der Geschichte der Forensischen Psychiatrie geleistet.

L'auteur de cette thèse tient à remercier l'Université de Montréal, le Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé ainsi que les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada pour leurs bourses et financements respectifs. / L’Integrated Psychological Treatment (IPT) est une approche de réadaptation d’orientation cognitivo-comportementale développée en psychiatrie générale pour les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie. Dans les dernières années, l’IPT a attiré l’attention de cliniciens œuvrant en milieu carcéral et en psychiatrie légale. Les habiletés ciblées dans l’IPT semblaient alors répondre aux besoins de leur clientèle atteinte de schizophrénie. Des projets pilotes ont néanmoins soulevé des enjeux d’implantation pouvant compromettre la pérennité de l’approche dans ces institutions. Peu d’études se sont intéressées aux facteurs qui entravent l’implantation des approches fondées sur les preuves en milieux sécuritaires. D’ailleurs, un écart subsiste avec les standards de soins retrouvés en psychiatrie générale. L’objectif de cette thèse vise à comprendre les enjeux d’implantation de l’IPT en milieu carcéral et en psychiatrie légale et à cerner les composantes pouvant être adaptées afin de mieux répondre aux besoins de la clientèle atteinte de schizophrénie. Pour ce faire, deux projets ont été réalisés. Un premier projet, une analyse d’implantation sous forme d’étude de cas, a été réalisé auprès d’un établissement de détention et d’un hôpital spécialisé en psychiatrie légale. Des entrevues ont été menées avec les parties prenantes impliquées dans l’implantation (animateurs de l’IPT, patients, intervenants, etc.). Les résultats ont montré que l’IPT est jugé pertinent pour la clientèle et peut être offert en milieu carcéral et en psychiatrie légale. Des enjeux propres à ces milieux ont cependant été identifiés. Parmi ceux-ci, la complexité du tableau clinique et légal de la clientèle, la difficulté à travailler en interdisciplinarité, l’incompatibilité entre certaines exigences sécuritaires et les besoins de réadaptation (notamment au regard de la généralisation des apprentissages) ainsi qu’un manque de priorisation accordé à l’IPT dans la programmation correctionnelle. Le second projet, une étude de développement ayant recours à un devis mixte multi-phases, est venu proposer une solution technologique, la vidéo immersive, afin de faciliter l’expérimentation et la généralisation des apprentissages dans des situations sollicitant des habiletés déficitaires contribuant aux comportements violents (c.-à-d. la cognition sociale). Une phase de développement, comprenant une démarche participative, a sollicité la participation de patients (n=7) et d’intervenants (n=7). Cinq scénarios ont alors été conçus. Ceux-ci cherchaient à susciter des biais de référence à soi et d’intentionnalité. Une phase de validation des scénarios a été effectuée avec des patients atteints d’un trouble dans le spectre de la schizophrénie (n=7) et des personnes sans trouble mental connu (n=7). Les résultats ont suggéré qu’il est possible de concevoir des scénarios qui ont tous les attributs recherchés (c.-à-d. ambigus, réalistes, générant un sentiment de présence et suscitant de la colère) pour favoriser la généralisation des apprentissages dans des situations source de comportements violents. Au final, cette thèse met en lumière les obstacles et les conditions essentielles à l’implantation de l’IPT en milieu carcéral et en psychiatrie légale. L’adaptation de l’IPT doit se poursuivre dans ces milieux. Certaines pistes de solutions proposées, telle que la vidéo immersive, peuvent favoriser une transformation réussie de l’IPT en milieux sécuritaires et soutenir les efforts en réadaptation pour la clientèle y étant atteinte de schizophrénie. / The Integrated Psychological Treatment is a cognitive-behavioral group approach developed in general psychiatry for individuals with schizophrenia. In recent years, IPT drew the attention of clinicians in correctional and forensic psychiatric settings. The abilities targeted were deemed relevant to address the needs of their clientele with schizophrenia. However, pilot projects revealed implementation issues compromising the sustainability of the approach in those settings (e.g., difficult interdisciplinary collaboration, limited possibilities to practice skills). Few implementation studies have been conducted in correctional and forensic psychiatric settings regarding psychosocial approaches. Moreover, a gap exists in standards of care compared to general psychiatry. The aim of this thesis is to identify the factors that need to be considered in the implementation of IPT in correctional and forensic psychiatric settings and to define the components that need to be adapted to meet the needs of the clientele with schizophrenia. Two projects were conducted. First, an implementation analysis was carried out with two cases: a correctional institution and a high security forensic psychiatric hospital. Stakeholders involved in the implementation were interviewed (IPT facilitators, patients, unit managers, unit staff, etc.). Results showed that IPT was deemed relevant for the clientele and could be delivered in secure settings. However, several issues specific to secure settings were identified (i.e., the complex legal and clinical picture of the clientele, the difficulty of working in interdisciplinarity, conflicts between security requirements and rehabilitation needs and the lack of recognition of IPT in national correctional programming). Following this project, a multiphase mixed method was carried out to develop immersive videos, an innovative solution to foster generalization of learning while addressing deficits contributing to violence (i.e., social cognition). The development phase integrated a participative approach and involved patients (n=7) and practitioners (n=7). Five scenarios were created. They sought to elicit self-referential and intentionality biases. The validation phase involved patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (n=7) and people without a known mental disorder (n=7). Results showed that it is possible to create immersive scenarios that have all the relevant attributes to foster a generalization of learning in situations leading to violence (i.e., ambiguous, realistic, generating a sense of presence and eliciting anger). Overall, this thesis highlights the factors that facilitate and hinder the implementation of IPT in correctional and forensic psychiatric settings. The adaptation of the approach must continue. Solutions such as immersive videos may facilitate a successful transformation of IPT in secure settings and support the rehabilitation of their clientele with schizophrenia.

Lors de l’intégration en milieu de pratique clinique, les infirmières nouvellement diplômées peuvent vivre un choc de transition (Duchscher et Windey, 2018; Wakefield, 2018). Cette période d’adaptation à un nouveau rôle professionnel comprend plusieurs défis, et peut avoir un impact psychologique sur l’infirmière. Ces facteurs vont venir influencer l’expérience vécue de l’infirmière et la signification accordée à ce phénomène. L’intégration sera d’autant plus difficile dans un milieu complexe et particulier tel que l’hôpital sécuritaire surspécialisé en psychiatrie légale. Le but de cette recherche est d’explorer l’expérience vécue d’infirmières débutantes dans un hôpital sécuritaire surspécialisé de psychiatrie légale. Les questions de recherche à explorer sont en lien avec les aspects facilitateurs et les facteurs contraignants rencontrés durant leur parcours, le rôle de l'infirmière dans ce domaine, et leurs besoins d’accompagnement et de soutien en tant que débutantes. En effet, divers programmes de formation et d’orientation sont développés pour aider les infirmières à traverser cette période d’intégration. Cependant des difficultés persistent lors de l’intégration ce qui peut avoir un impact sur l’expérience vécue (Tingleff et Gildberg, 2014). Le cadre de référence théorique qui a permis de guider et structurer cette recherche est « De novice à expert », proposé par Patricia Benner (1982), et le stade de l’infirmière débutante est celui qui correspond aux infirmières nouvellement diplômées. Un devis qualitatif avec une approche phénoménologique interprétative (Benner, 1994) a été utilisé. Cinq infirmières (n=5) ont participé à une entrevue individuelle semi-dirigée d’une durée de trente à soixante minutes pour discuter de leur expérience vécue dans le milieu étudié qui a été enregistrée en audio. L’analyse qualitative des données a été effectuée de manière interprétative et itérative. De cette analyse ont émergé trois catégories principales, et dix sous-catégories. Les trois principales catégories sont : 1) les réalités du milieu clinique, ensuite 2) l’infirmière au cœur des soins en psychiatrie légale, et finalement 3) l’importance d’un accompagnement soutenu et personnalisé. Les résultats obtenus permettent une meilleure compréhension du phénomène étudié. Plusieurs recommandations ont été émises afin de mieux soutenir les infirmières débutantes durant leur parcours, plus spécifiquement concernant leurs besoins de formation afin d’être mieux préparées à intégrer leur rôle dans le milieu. / When integrating clinical practice settings, newly graduated nurses may experience transition shock (Duchscher & Windey, 2018; Wakefield, 2018). This period of adjustment to a new professional role includes several challenges and can have a psychological impact on the nurse. These factors will come to influence the nurse's lived experience and the meaning attributed to this phenomenon. Integration will be especially difficult in a complex and unique environment such as a secure hospital specializing in forensic psychiatry. The purpose of this research is to explore the lived experience of beginner nurses in a secure forensic psychiatric hospital. The research questions to be explored are related to the facilitating and constraining factors encountered during their journey, their role as a nurse in this subspecialty, and their needs for guidance and support as beginners. In fact, various training and orientation programs are developed to help nurses through this integration period, but despite this, difficulties persist which can impact the lived experience (Tingleff & Gildberg, 2014). The theoretical frame of reference that guided and structured this research is “From Novice to Expert” by Patricia Benner (1982), and the advanced beginner nurse stage is the stage that corresponds to newly graduated nurses. A qualitative design with an interpretative phenomenological approach (Benner, 1994) was used. Five nurses (n=5) participated in a semi-structured individual interview lasting thirty to sixty minutes to discuss their experience in the field of study that was audio recorded. The qualitative data analysis was performed in an interpretive and iterative manner. From this analysis emerged three main categories, and ten subcategories. The three main categories are: 1) the realities of the clinical setting, then 2) the nurse at the heart of forensic psychiatric care, and finally 3) the importance of sustained and personalized support. The results obtained allow a better understanding of the phenomenon studied. Several recommendations were issued to better support new nurses during their career, more specifically concerning their training needs in order to be better prepared to integrate their role in the environment.

As a point of departure in this inherently interdisciplinary endeavour, the concept "Holistic Multidisciplinary Management" ("HMM") is introduced a.s a macrocosmic adaption of principles of project management. In line with HMM, a number of submissions regarding terminology and definitions in the interdisciplinary context of medicine (and particularly clinical psychiatry) and law, are made, and the foundations of medical malpractice are examined. Building on the various foundations laid, specific types of conduct that can constitute clinical-psychiatric malpractice, are addressed. A common theme that emerges in the various contexts covered, is that the psychiatrist must negotiate various proverbial tightropes, involving inter alia tensions between restraint and freedom, excessive and insufficient medication, becoming too involved and not being involved enough with clients, as well as client confidentiality and the duty to warn third parties. It is concluded that law and medicine. must work harmoniously together to establish appropriate balance. This can be achieved only if mutual understanding and integrated functioning are promoted and translated into practice. / Law / LL.M.

Transexualismo é definido como o desejo de viver e ser aceito como pertencente ao sexo oposto. É usualmente acompanhado por sentimento de desconforto ou inadequação em relação ao sexo anatômico, associado a desejo de se transformar cirúrgica e hormonalmente para tornar o corpo o mais congruente possível com o sexo pretendido. Com essa alteração, surge ainda a necessidade de adequação jurídica da pessoa física por meio de processo cível para mudança do nome e do sexo jurídicos, adequando-se, assim, o status civil/social. O objetivo deste trabalho foi observar como os laudos psicológicos poderiam ou não colaborar nas decisões judiciais, de acordo com a análise de sentenças judiciais para mudança de prenome em transexuais masculinos e femininos, submetidos ou não a cirurgia de transgenitalização. Realizamos levantamento por amostragem, que inicialmente caracterizou as variáveis sociais e demográficas dessa população e, posteriormente, sistematizamos os dados encontrados. A população estudada, que pleiteia a mudança do registro civil, foi mapeada a partir de dados de sentenças e processos para mudança de prenome, traçando-se um perfil nacional segundo os critérios definidos pelo SUS. Buscamos a amostra nos quatro centros credenciados para o processo transexualizador (Portaria no 457, de 19 de agosto de 2008). Encontramos 55 sujeitos que entraram com processo de mudança de prenome e/ou prenome e sexo, matriculados/acompanhados nos referidos hospitais. Observamos uma proporção de de 9:2 entre homem para mulher (MTF) e mulher para homem (FTM), semelhante ao que se relata na literatura internacional (4:1). Quanto às sentenças, apenas 5,50% (três) dos processos foram indeferidos, correspondentes a sujeitos do sexo biologico masculino que ainda não haviam sido submetidos à cirurgia. Observamos uma associação entre cirurgia e deferimento da mudança de prenome (p = 0,001). Em apenas 10,90% (seis) sentenças analisadas, havia menção ao laudo psicológico, que, portanto, foi omitido nas demais, 82,10% (49). Quando presentes, os laudos não foram elaborados por profissionais dos centros credenciados para o processo transexualizador, descaracterizandose como objetos deste estudo. Os resultados sugerem que os laudos psicológicos não influem na decisão judicial nos processos de mudança de prenome entre pacientes transexuais e que a realização prévia da cirurgia de readequação sexual está associada a um maior índice de êxito no pleito dos pacientes / Transsexualism is defined as a desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by a sense of discomfort (or inappropriateness) with one\'s anatomic sex, and a wish to have surgical and hormonal treatment to make one\'s body as congruent as possible with one\'s preferred sex. This change triggers the need for legal adjustment of the individual through civil proceedings for change the legal name and sex/gender. This study\'s objective was to observe whether psychological appraisals may or may not influence the judicial decision, by the analysis of the judges\' sentences for the change of forename in transsexual men and women, whether or not they underwent reassignment surgery. We performed a sample study where we initially characterized the social and demographic variables of this population, and then we systematized the data found. The population studied, who presented a plea to change theirs forename at the civil register, was mapped from data of trial sentences. From this data we present a national profile of patients according to criteria for the processo transexualizador, the treatment as laid down by the Brazilian National Health Care System. We seeked our sample at the four centers licensed for the \"processo transexualizador\" (Ordinance 457 of the Brazilian Health Care Ministry, dated August 19, 2008). We have found 55 subjects which entered pleas for changes of forename and / or pleas for changes of forename and sex. This subjects should be registered patients or be monitored at these hospitals. We found a proportion of 9:2 male to female (MTF) and female to male (FTM) patients, this finding is similar to reports from the international literature (4:1). When we analyzed for outcome of the judgments, we found that 5.50% (three) cases were rejected. This three cases belonged to biological male gender and had not yet been submitted to surgery. We observed a association between surgery and plea for first name\'s change (p = 0.001). Only 10.90% (six) of the sentences analyzed mentioned the psychological appraisal, which was omitted in 82.10% (49) of the sentences. We also found that when the psychological appraisals were present they were not issued by professionals working at licensed centers, therefore these did not meet the criteria for the study. Our findings suggest that the psychological appraisals do not affect the judicial decision over the pleas for forename changes among transsexual patients and the prior execution of the reassignment surgery is associated to a higher success rate in the patients\' litigations

As a point of departure in this inherently interdisciplinary endeavour, the concept "Holistic Multidisciplinary Management" ("HMM") is introduced a.s a macrocosmic adaption of principles of project management. In line with HMM, a number of submissions regarding terminology and definitions in the interdisciplinary context of medicine (and particularly clinical psychiatry) and law, are made, and the foundations of medical malpractice are examined. Building on the various foundations laid, specific types of conduct that can constitute clinical-psychiatric malpractice, are addressed. A common theme that emerges in the various contexts covered, is that the psychiatrist must negotiate various proverbial tightropes, involving inter alia tensions between restraint and freedom, excessive and insufficient medication, becoming too involved and not being involved enough with clients, as well as client confidentiality and the duty to warn third parties. It is concluded that law and medicine. must work harmoniously together to establish appropriate balance. This can be achieved only if mutual understanding and integrated functioning are promoted and translated into practice. / Law / LL.M.

Transexualismo é definido como o desejo de viver e ser aceito como pertencente ao sexo oposto. É usualmente acompanhado por sentimento de desconforto ou inadequação em relação ao sexo anatômico, associado a desejo de se transformar cirúrgica e hormonalmente para tornar o corpo o mais congruente possível com o sexo pretendido. Com essa alteração, surge ainda a necessidade de adequação jurídica da pessoa física por meio de processo cível para mudança do nome e do sexo jurídicos, adequando-se, assim, o status civil/social. O objetivo deste trabalho foi observar como os laudos psicológicos poderiam ou não colaborar nas decisões judiciais, de acordo com a análise de sentenças judiciais para mudança de prenome em transexuais masculinos e femininos, submetidos ou não a cirurgia de transgenitalização. Realizamos levantamento por amostragem, que inicialmente caracterizou as variáveis sociais e demográficas dessa população e, posteriormente, sistematizamos os dados encontrados. A população estudada, que pleiteia a mudança do registro civil, foi mapeada a partir de dados de sentenças e processos para mudança de prenome, traçando-se um perfil nacional segundo os critérios definidos pelo SUS. Buscamos a amostra nos quatro centros credenciados para o processo transexualizador (Portaria no 457, de 19 de agosto de 2008). Encontramos 55 sujeitos que entraram com processo de mudança de prenome e/ou prenome e sexo, matriculados/acompanhados nos referidos hospitais. Observamos uma proporção de de 9:2 entre homem para mulher (MTF) e mulher para homem (FTM), semelhante ao que se relata na literatura internacional (4:1). Quanto às sentenças, apenas 5,50% (três) dos processos foram indeferidos, correspondentes a sujeitos do sexo biologico masculino que ainda não haviam sido submetidos à cirurgia. Observamos uma associação entre cirurgia e deferimento da mudança de prenome (p = 0,001). Em apenas 10,90% (seis) sentenças analisadas, havia menção ao laudo psicológico, que, portanto, foi omitido nas demais, 82,10% (49). Quando presentes, os laudos não foram elaborados por profissionais dos centros credenciados para o processo transexualizador, descaracterizandose como objetos deste estudo. Os resultados sugerem que os laudos psicológicos não influem na decisão judicial nos processos de mudança de prenome entre pacientes transexuais e que a realização prévia da cirurgia de readequação sexual está associada a um maior índice de êxito no pleito dos pacientes / Transsexualism is defined as a desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by a sense of discomfort (or inappropriateness) with one\'s anatomic sex, and a wish to have surgical and hormonal treatment to make one\'s body as congruent as possible with one\'s preferred sex. This change triggers the need for legal adjustment of the individual through civil proceedings for change the legal name and sex/gender. This study\'s objective was to observe whether psychological appraisals may or may not influence the judicial decision, by the analysis of the judges\' sentences for the change of forename in transsexual men and women, whether or not they underwent reassignment surgery. We performed a sample study where we initially characterized the social and demographic variables of this population, and then we systematized the data found. The population studied, who presented a plea to change theirs forename at the civil register, was mapped from data of trial sentences. From this data we present a national profile of patients according to criteria for the processo transexualizador, the treatment as laid down by the Brazilian National Health Care System. We seeked our sample at the four centers licensed for the \"processo transexualizador\" (Ordinance 457 of the Brazilian Health Care Ministry, dated August 19, 2008). We have found 55 subjects which entered pleas for changes of forename and / or pleas for changes of forename and sex. This subjects should be registered patients or be monitored at these hospitals. We found a proportion of 9:2 male to female (MTF) and female to male (FTM) patients, this finding is similar to reports from the international literature (4:1). When we analyzed for outcome of the judgments, we found that 5.50% (three) cases were rejected. This three cases belonged to biological male gender and had not yet been submitted to surgery. We observed a association between surgery and plea for first name\'s change (p = 0.001). Only 10.90% (six) of the sentences analyzed mentioned the psychological appraisal, which was omitted in 82.10% (49) of the sentences. We also found that when the psychological appraisals were present they were not issued by professionals working at licensed centers, therefore these did not meet the criteria for the study. Our findings suggest that the psychological appraisals do not affect the judicial decision over the pleas for forename changes among transsexual patients and the prior execution of the reassignment surgery is associated to a higher success rate in the patients\' litigations

The aim of this study is to gain insight into professional`s experiences of interdisciplinary collaboration between the municipality and the forensic ward. The study was intended to contribute to an increased understanding of the professional`s experiences of what is considered to work and what is considered to lack in the interdisciplinary collaboration between the municipality and the forensic ward. The study`s empirical data was obtained through eight semi-structured interviews with five social workers from the social services and three counselors`s at the forensic ward. National and international previous research in interdisciplinary collaboration that was relevant for my study has been obtained. For the analyze I combined previous research, the result from my interviews and my theoretical framework. Conclusions show that the professionals believe that communication between social services and forensic psychiatry is good and that both parties focus on the individual patient. Conclusions also show that insufficient knowledge regarding the organizations, work areas, responsibility, and resources and that the legislation is different. All the interviewees have a wish to improve and develop the collaboration between them.

Au Canada, les Commissions d'Examen des Troubles Mentaux de chaque province ont la responsabilité de déterminer les conditions de prise en charge des personnes déclarées Non Criminellement Responsables pour cause de Troubles Mentaux (NCRTM) et de rendre, sur une base annuelle une des trois décisions suivantes: a) détention dans un hôpital, b) libération conditionnelle, ou c) libération absolue. Pour favoriser la réinsertion sociale, la libération conditionnelle peut être ordonnée avec la condition de vivre dans une ressource d’hébergement dans la communauté. Parmi les personnes vivant avec une maladie mentale, l’accès aux ressources d’hébergement a été associé à une plus grande stabilité résidentielle, une réduction de nombre et de la durée de séjours d'hospitalisation ainsi qu’une réduction des contacts avec le système judiciaire. Toutefois, l’accès aux ressources d’hébergement pour les personnes trouvées NCRTM est limité, en partie lié à la stigmatisation qui entoure cette population. Il existe peu d’études qui traitent du placement en ressources d’hébergement en psychiatrie légale. Pour répondre à cette question, cette thèse comporte trois volets qui seront présentés dans le cadre de deux manuscrits: 1) évaluer le rôle du placement en ressources d’hébergement sur la réhospitalisation et la récidive chez les personnes trouvées NCRTM; 2) décrire les trajectoires de disposition et de placement en ressources d’hébergement, et 3) mieux comprendre les facteurs associés à ces trajectoires. Les données de la province du Québec du Projet National de Trajectoires d’individus trouvés NCRTM ont été utilisées. Un total de 934 personnes trouvées NCRTM entre le 1er mai 2000 et le 30 avril 2005 compose cet échantillon. Dans le premier manuscrit, l’analyse de survie démontre que les individus placés dans un logement indépendant suite à une libération conditionnelle de la Commission d’Examen sont plus susceptibles de commettre une nouvelle infraction et d’être ré-hospitalisés que les personnes en ressources d’hébergement. Dans le deuxième article, l'analyse de données séquentielle a généré quatre modèles statistiquement stables de trajectoires de disposition et de placement résidentiel pour les 36 mois suivant un verdict de NCRTM: 1) libération conditionnelle dans une ressource d’hébergement (11%), 2) libération conditionnelle dans un logement autonome (32%), 3) détention (43%), et 4) libération absolue (14%). Une régression logistique multinomiale révèle que la probabilité d'un placement en ressource supervisée comparé au maintien en détention est significativement réduite pour les personnes traitées dans un hôpital spécialisé en psychiatrie légale, ainsi que pour ceux ayant commis un délit sévère. D'autre part, la probabilité d’être soumis à des dispositions moins restrictives (soit le logement indépendant et la libération absolue) est fortement associée à des facteurs cliniques tels qu’un nombre réduit d'hospitalisations psychiatriques antérieures, un diagnostic de trouble de l'humeur et une absence de diagnostic de trouble de la personnalité. Les résultats de ce projet doctoral soulignent la valeur protectrice des ressources en hébergement pour les personnes trouvées NCRTM, en plus d’apporter des arguments solides pour une gestion de risque chez les personnes trouvées NCRTM qui incorpore des éléments contextuels de prévention du risque, tel que l’accès à des ressources d’hébergement. / In Canada, Provincial and Territorial Review Boards are mandated to evaluate the risk and custody decisions about individuals found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) and render one of three dispositions: (a) custody, (b) conditional discharge, or (c) absolute discharge. To promote community reintegration, conditional discharge can be ordered with the condition to live in supportive housing. Among individuals living with a mental illness, supportive housing in the community has been associated with increased housing stability, reduced number and length of hospitalization and reduced involvement with the criminal justice system. However, NCRMD accused face great barriers to housing access as a result of the stigma associated with the forensic label. To date, there is little information regarding the housing placement for the forensic mentally ill individuals, such as those found NCRMD. In order to address the dearth of literature on supportive housing for the forensic population, the goal of the present thesis is threefold and addressed through two manuscripts: 1) to evaluate of the role of housing placement on rehospitalization and recidivism among individuals found NCRMD; 2) to describe the disposition and housing placement trajectories of individuals found NCRMD, and 3) to explore the factors that predict such trajectories. Data from the Québec sample of the National Trajectory Project of individuals found NCRMD were used. A total of 934 individuals found NCRMD between May 1st 2000 and April 30th 2005 comprise this sample. In the first paper, survival analyses showed that individuals placed in independent housing following conditional discharge from the Review Board were more likely to be convicted of a new offense and to be readmitted for psychiatric treatment compared with individuals residing in supportive housing. In the second paper, sequential data analysis resulted in four distinct trajectories: 1) conditional discharge in supportive housing (11%), 2) conditional discharge in independent housing (32%), 3) detention in hospital (43%) and 4) absolute discharge (14%). A multinomial logistic regression revealed that the likelihood of a placement in supportive housing compared to being detained significantly decreased for individuals treated in a forensic hospital, as well as those with an increased index offense severity. On the other hand, less restrictive disposition trajectories (i.e. independent housing and absolute discharge) were significantly influenced by clinical factors such as reduced number of prior psychiatric hospitalizations, a diagnosis of mood disorder and an absence of a comorbid personality disorder diagnosis. The findings from this study point to the protective value that supportive housing can have on the community outcomes of forensic patients, and provides solid arguments for the development of a management strategy that incorporates contextual factors such as supportive housing.