[Ethics and law in the application of new technology in forensic psychiatry].

<span class="Bold"> Background</span> Technological innovations often come hand in hand with ethical and legal challenges. This especially applies to forensic psychiatry due to its legal framework and the often accompanying obligatory nature of treatment. <span class="Bold"> Aim</span> To identify ethical and legal considerations related to new, non-linguistic technologies in which little to no written language is used, in a forensic psychiatric context. <span class="Bold"> Method</span> A concise ethical and legal analysis of several emerging technologies that can (potentially) be applied within forensic psychiatry, based on relevant scientific literature. <span class="Bold"> Results</span> Technologies such as virtual reality, biosensors, and neuro-interventions offer possibilities to improve forensic psychiatric treatment. However, little is known about their effectiveness and integration into treatment, but also regarding ethical and legal aspects. For each technology, we discuss three important considerations, amongst which persuasiveness, informed consent, privacy, data ownership, and mental integrity. These topics serve as starting points for future research. <span class="Bold"> Conclusion</span> To gain timely insight into ethical and legal considerations and incorporate them into development and implementation processes, it is important to integrate knowledge from ethicists, lawyers, healthcare providers, patients, researchers, technology developers, and policymakers.