abstract Evidence-based practice (EBP) advocates that treatments offered to patients should be empirically supported and effective. Group-based treatment is offered in forensic mental health services as a way of assisting forensic patients (FPs) to address their offending behavior. However, little research exists examining how research and practice are integrated in these interventions, consistent with the principles of EBP. This study examined the utilization and evaluation of offense-specific group treatment programs with FPs, with a specific focus on interventions for substance misuse, sexual offending, firesetting, and violent offending. The results highlight that despite frequent use of offense-specific group interventions for FPs in UK forensic mental health services, evaluation is lacking regarding both published evaluations and through routine clinical practice. To ensure consistency with principles of EBP, recommendations are made surrounding the implementation of routine evaluations (e.g., follow-up studies) of offense-specific group treatment programs with FPs.

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法医患者针对特定罪行的团体治疗计划的证据是什么？

摘要基于证据的实践（EBP）提倡应根据经验支持和有效地为患者提供治疗。法医精神卫生服务提供基于组的治疗，以协助法医患者解决其违法行为。但是，很少有研究检查与EBP原理一致的研究和实践如何整合到这些干预措施中。这项研究检查了使用FP进行的针对特定犯罪的团体治疗计划的使用和评估，特别侧重于滥用药物，性犯罪，纵火和暴力犯罪的干预措施。结果突出表明，尽管英国法医精神卫生服务部门经常对FP采取针对犯罪的团体干预措施，既没有发表评估，也没有通过常规临床实践进行评估。为了确保与EBP原则的一致性，建议围绕使用FP对特定于犯罪的团体治疗计划进行例行评估（例如，随访研究）。