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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"forensic mental health"”.
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A study of outcomes measures in forensic mental health
… and services has been propelled onto the health service agenda since the introduction of the internal market in the 1990s. It arose as a result of the escalating cost of inpatient care, the need to identify what interventions work and in what situations, and the desire for effective …
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An exploration into how forensic mental health service-users experience work
… study was to understand the lived experience of mental health service-users based in secure mental health hospitals who were involved in paid or voluntary work. A review of the existing literature discovered that there was a lack of evidence about this group of service-users compared to those …
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Exploring the experiences of staff working in forensic mental health settings
Forensic mental health (FMH) is described as a complex and challenging specialism to work in. The experiences of staff working within FMH settings have important influences on the quality of care provided to patients. This thesis explored the experiences of both multidisciplinary staff and clinical …
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An exploration of service users' experiences of a low secure forensic mental health service
… study of the experiences of service users in forensic mental health settings, including how service users make sense of these experiences and their link to identity. Current research into forensic mental health services is very limited (Coffey,2006). Research has focussed on describing …
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The therapeutic alliance as a component of risk management and assessment in forensic mental health
Background: Few forensic mental health facilities in South Africa use formal risk assessment instruments to monitor risk and recovery of forensic state patients. The study set out to examine the usefulness of the therapeutic alliance as a proxy measure of violent recidivism in a forensic state …
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Recovery after psychosis: a compassion focused recovery approach to psychosis in a forensic mental health setting
… experiences of individuals with psychosis in a forensic mental health setting. The objective was to develop recovery focused psychological interventions based on patients’ experiences of what helped them to cope in hospital, and in essence, what they valued in their recovery. The first study …
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Examining the Effects of Structured and Non-Structured Therapeutic Activity Programming in a Forensic Mental Health Treatment Facility
… Therapeutic Activity Programming in a Forensic Mental Health Treatment Facility: North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is an evaluation and treatment center for individuals with mental illnesses who are involved in the criminal justice system. NFETC offers services to …
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Risk and the regulation of communication in relation to service users and providers experiences of forensic mental health care
… experiences of one UK inner city medium secure forensic mental health service. The study focused on the processes through which service users and providers attempted to manage their risk status. Aims The study had three main aims: 1. To develop a greater understanding of the complex formal and …
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Violence, Aggression and Therapeutic Relationships: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Females within Low and Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Units.
Aims: To explore female secure forensic mental health (FMH) patients’ therapeutic relationship (TR) quality; the impact of witnessed, or perpetrated, violence upon psychological wellbeing and TRs; and perceived beneficial support following exposure to violence within the units. Background: Female …
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First impressions from the jury box: how the length of expert testimony influences mock trial deliberations
… of testimony from an actor portraying a forensic mental health professional called on by the defense. Mock juror characteristics, responses to a thought listing measure, and transcriptions from the videotaped jury deliberations were coded for exploratory analysis. Primary results, …
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A study of the degree of alignment between mental health practitioners' understanding of patients, resident in secure mental health hospital settings, who have been abused in childhood and/or adolescence
… area is considered to be a core skill of the forensic mental health nurse (FMHN), as well as of other clinicians working in such hospitals. The study undertook an examination of childhood abuse and neglect in three medium secure units (n= 117), finding that 41% of the sample suffered …
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The assessment and management of violence in forensic populations
… risk of future violence is of great priority for mental health professionals and the criminal justice system. The overall aim of this thesis is to examine the validity of the assessment and treatment of violence in forensic populations with a specific focus on the contribution of dynamic risk …
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The Impact of an Educational Workshop upon Attitudes of Staff Supporting Men with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Committed Sexual Offences
… attitudes towards men with IDD detained within forensic mental health services with a history of committing sexual offences are limited. The evaluation of non-automatic attitudes continues to dominate this field, with insufficient consideration given to attitude models in developing staff …
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I'm Not That Person: A Qualitative Study of Moral Injury in Forensic Psychiatric Patients
… violence on the lives of perpetrators who were mentally ill at the time of offence and in which the act itself may reflect behaviour that is uncharacteristic of the individual. Theoretical and clinical reports describe a phenomenon termed moral injury which profiles the deleterious emotional …
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Characteristics of domestic homicide perpetrated by persons with severe mental illness - a forensic psychiatry observation population-based study
… - 70% of homicides perpetrated by offenders with mental illness. Despite these statistics, surprisingly little is currently known about the characteristics of domestic homicides perpetrated by those with severe mental illness. To the best of our knowledge, domestic homicide in the context of …
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A retrospective audit comparing state patients with schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder who have committed violent crime admitted to the male forensic unit at Valkenberg Hospital
… and violence and aggressive behavior In forensic mental health, state patients are rehabilitated in a general program regardless of diagnosis. It is not known whether different rehabilitation management strategies should be implemented on those with bipolar disorder as compared to those …
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An exploration of registered mental health nurses (RMNs) perceptions of restrictive practices in forensic men’s medium secure services
Purpose: Many aspects of men’s forensic medium secure hospitals involve containment and control of the patients, who are considered a risk to themselves and others. This entails the use of a range of restrictive measures. However, use of restrictive practices is a prevalent concern impacting not …
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The efficacy of mental health services in the family court system: Legal professionals' perceptions
This study identified ways mental health professionals and specifically family therapists can benefit families entrenched in the family court system. This study explored how legal professionals use mental health professionals' expertise in the legal system and the appropriate roles of mental health …