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Cognitive behavioural therapy for anger and aggression in forensic mental health populations J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Vanessa Morris, Mini Mamak, Gary Chaimowitz, Heather Moulden
There is a paucity of research surrounding the needs of those within forensic mental health populations. This gap is amplified when we examine CBT-based treatments for those with anger and aggressi...
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Traumatic brain injury in criminal justice systems: a systematic literature review J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Andrew Bickle, Tima Al Shammaa, Ervis Musa, Pradeep Arya, Najat Khalifa
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common among justice-involved persons, creating substantial health and economic burdens owing to its association with a range of adverse psychosocial outcomes. No st...
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Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems: a systematic review J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 G. C. M. Skinner, C. Lane, E. Hogg, L. A. Karwatowska, L. French, V. F. Ranieri, L. G. D. Jesnick, C. Roberts, S. Scott, R. Senior, E. Kennedy
Conduct problems are a range of disruptive behaviours in childhood that are associated with long-term adverse outcomes in adolescence and adulthood, including antisocial behaviour, substance misuse...
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Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Ambra D’Imperio, Luigi Francesco Saccaro, Jonathan Lo, Maria Mavromati, Camille Jantzi
This scoping literature review explores the correlation of a behavioral alteration commonly found in people with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), specifically fire setting. KS is the most common sex chro...
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“I thought I’m better off just trying to put this behind me” – a contemporary approach to understanding why women decide not to report sexual violence J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Sophie Stewart, Dominic Willmott, Anthony Murphy, Catherine Phillips
Sexual offence disclosures are on the rise, thought to be the result of growing numbers of prosecutions brought against well-known public figures and mobilisation of movements such as #MeToo. Despi...
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Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in exonerees: a brief report J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Kathryn A. Thomas, William T. Hoyt
In the last three decades, there have been 3,248 documented wrongful convictions in the United States, with over 28,000 years served collectively by innocent defendants. Despite the high prevalence...
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First steps towards a core outcome Set for measuring aggressive behavior in prisoners: a systematic review of current methods J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Colin H. Cortie, Jason N. Skinner, Nattaporn Sutiyawan, Jasmine A. Matthews, Annabelle Lee, Elizabeth P. Neale, Mitchell K. Byrne, David Greenberg, Barbara J. Meyer
A large body of literature has examined the cause and treatment of aggressive behavior in prisons, but heterogeneity in the outcome measures used has led to difficulties comparing outcomes across s...
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Depression and personality disorders among incarcerated offenders convicted of impulsive versus premeditated homicide J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Adrianna Jakubowska, Anna Zajenkowska, Carlo Garofalo
Depression and personality disorders, such as Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder, have been identified as common factors among homicide offenders. However, existing...
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A qualitative study exploring patient experiences of art therapy in a female medium secure unit J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Sharon Rajesh, David Straiton, Maria Fotiadou, Rachel Holden
This qualitative study is the first evaluation of patient experiences of art therapy within female secure mental health services. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed us...
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Unravelling the mind of young adult offenders: mediating role of impulsivity in relationship between psychopathy and criminal thinking J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Asad Mehmood, Zaeema Farooq, Syeda Fatima Hasnain
The increased crime rate in Pakistan can largely be attributed to criminal thinking, which encompasses the thought content and processes of offenders. Psychopathy, a disposition characterized by la...
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Forensic psychiatry evaluation of criminal law cases at a university hospital in Eastern Turkey J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Cüneyt Ersolak, Hacer Akgül Ceyhun, Esat Fahri Aydin
This study aimed to determine the epidemiological distribution of the cases referred to the forensic psychiatric assessments according to the reasons for their referral. The medical files of 214 ca...
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Aggressive behaviour and suicidal concerns during remand imprisonment and the relation to mental health(care) J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Oscar Bloem, Robbert-Jan Verkes, Erik Bulten
Prisoners display high levels of suicide risk and aggression and prisoners report unmet needs. The relation to mental healthcare is unclear. The current study analysed 226 prisoners on aggressive b...
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An assessment of interventions following moderate and high scores on the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression risk assessment tool in a forensic mental health unit J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Alexander Challinor, Patrick Briggs, Faye Brennan, Charles Daniels, George Hurst, Mark Thorpe, Panchu Xavier, Rajan Nathan
The Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) provides a quick and systematic assessment of short-term violence risk. Risk assessment should be closely aligned to management and result in ...
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Do forensic mental health services have an ethical duty towards victims of mentally disordered offenders? J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-12 Mayura Deshpande
Despite important changes in the rights of victims of crime and their role in influencing public policy across most jurisdictions, victims of mentally disordered offenders are often neglected in pu...
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Difficulties experienced by Turkish legal support officers in forensic interviews with individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Gizem Yıldız, Ali Kaya
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disabilities (ID) can often victims and sometimes witnesses or defendant in forensic events. It is important to investigate the exper...
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Proposing a Novel Term: 'Preter-intentional Suicide' J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Carlo Panarella, Piergiorgio Mandarano
Published in The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology (Vol. 34, No. 5-6, 2023)
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An investigation of mental health care pathways for patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Alexander Challinor, Jonathon Whyler, Neil Meggison, Phoebe Cresswell, Leah Evans, Michael Bingley, Praveen Somarathne, Jodi Thompson, Jason McIntyre, Dawn Washington, Rajan Nathan
Secure mental health services aim to assess and treat mentally disordered offenders, where a patients care pathway involves their movement from service to service on an individual journey towards r...
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A demographic and clinical profile of prisoners accessing an assessment and treatment service within the offender personality disorder pathway J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Polett Bali, Amy Willgoose, Elizabeth Perkins
The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway enables men and women likely to have personality disorder to be identified and treated in prisons, secure hospitals and the community. The treatment ...
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Medium secure mental health care for young people: decisions to detain J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Sinthujah Balasubramaniam, Jared G Smith, Heidi Hales, Annie Bartlett
Abstract Abstract Medium secure units are one component of secure mental health care for young people across the UK. No research has previously examined the appropriateness of admissions. This is a retrospective cohort study of all patients admitted to one unit by examining clinical notes for demographic, mental health and criminological variables. Descriptive data was statistically analysed to then
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Institutional firesetting in a forensic inpatient population J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Phil Willmot, Alex Mason
ABSTRACT Institutional firesetting is a widespread and serious problem in custodial settings. However, there is very little research into the subject. This paper describes the characteristics and firesetting histories of 32 patients with histories of institutional firesetting in a secure psychiatric unit in the UK. Only six patients (18.8%) had a prior conviction for firesetting, while a further eight
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Paraphilias: an update on nosology and diagnostic challenges J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Swapnajeet Sahoo, Sabaresh Pandiyan, Rahul Chakravarty
ABSTRACT Ever since the inception of paraphilias in the psychiatric nosological system, it has been in several controversies ranging from determining normal sexual behaviour from abnormal, role of culture, diagnosing paraphilia as deviant sexual behaviour and various medico-legal issues related to sexual offenders and predators. Over the years, several landmark changes have been made in the subsection
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Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the older prison population in England and Wales (DECISION): developing a dementia care training package for use in prisons J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Katherine Perryman, Leanne Heathcote, Katrina Forsyth, Jane Senior, Rachel Domone, Jenny Shaw
ABSTRACT The rising prevalence of dementia in the UK presents a public health and economic challenge. People over the age of 60 are the fastest growing age group in prison and the number of people in prison who experience dementia is rising. There is a lack of research focused on improving management and support for people in prison who may experience dementia, but growing awareness of the need for
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Voluntary and coercive covert trading behaviour on low and medium secure psychiatric units: a cross-sectional study J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Dan Cleall, Jared G. Smith
ABSTRACT Little is known about covert trading behaviour in secure hospital settings. This study evaluated the nature, prevalence, and frequency of covert voluntary trading behaviour (VTB) and of coercive trading behaviour (CTB) between patients in secure psychiatric units. Ninety-six eligible patients in 18 low or medium secure wards across South London anonymously completed a questionnaire exploring
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Discriminant analysis of high-risk recidivism in criminal offenders based on psychopathological factors from MMPI-2-RF profiles J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Min Kyung Koh, Hyang Sook Kim
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to identify the critical factors discriminating individuals at high risk for recidivism among criminal offenders based on psychopathological characteristics. Data was collected from 182 violent offenders using psychological testing from prosecutors’ offices nationwide in Korea between 2017 and 2022. The offenders were divided into two groups based on the Korean Offender
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A rapid evidence review of clinical risk factors for poor perinatal mental health in women’s prisons in England J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Christy Pitfield, Joanna Binley, Shilpa Soni, Caroline Pontvert, Matthew Callender
ABSTRACT Pregnancy and the first year after childbirth are a high-risk period of a woman’s life, and research shows that women in prison are at heightened risk for poor mental health, self-harm, and suicide. Whilst there has been a recent focus on studies into the health care for women in prison, research looking into the specific risk factors for poor perinatal mental health in women’s prisons is
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Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 LienChung Wei
Published in The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology (Vol. 34, No. 2, 2023)
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A qualitative exploration of the older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) in a “dangerous” prison system J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Katrina Forsyth, Gavin Daker-White, Laura Archer-Power, Jane Senior, Dawn Edge, Roger T. Webb, Jenny Shaw
ABSTRACT Older prisoners are the fasted growing sub group in prisons across developed countries. They have high levels of health and social care needs in relation to their younger counterpart and those of the same age living in the community. There are a lack of interventions to ensure their needs are met. The older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) provided a structured
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An analysis of motivating factors in 1,725 worldwide cases of mass murder between 1900-2019 J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Gary Brucato, Hannah Hesson, Gabriella Dishy, Kathryn Lee, Tyler Pia, Faizan Syed, Alexandra Villalobos, R. Tyler Rogers, Thomas Corbeil, Michael H. Stone, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Paul S. Appelbaum, Ragy R. Girgis
ABSTRACT Mass murder, particularly mass shootings, constitutes a major, growing public health concern. Specific motivations for these acts are not well understood, often overattributed to severe mental illness. Identifying diverse factors motivating mass murders may facilitate prevention. We examined 1,725 global mass murders from 1900–2019, publicly described in English in print or online. We empirically
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What emotions do male prisoners experience in the lead-up to suicide and violence? A participatory visual method study J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Laura Hemming, Peer Bhatti, Gillian Haddock, Jennifer Shaw, Daniel Pratt
ABSTRACT Rates of suicide and violence are higher amongst male prisoners than the general population. This study aimed to explore the emotional experiences of male prisoners in the distal and immediate lead-up to acts of suicide and violence. Nine male prisoners created drawings of their emotions in the lead-up to an act of suicide and/or violence. Accompanying verbal interview data was collected to
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Experiences of mothering from prison; a qualitative evidence synthesis J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Amy Walsh, Pauline Adair, Grainne Ward, Bridget Tiernan, David McCormack
ABSTRACT Maternal incarceration can be a disruptive process for the entire family. Incarcerated mothers experience stigma and are often regarded both as criminals and mothers who willingly abandoned their children. There have been several studies examining the impact on the children of incarcerated parents. However, a synthesis of qualitative studies exploring the lived experience of these women is
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Long-term outcomes after discharge from medium secure care: still a cause for concern? J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 J Westhead, S Gibbon, L McCarthy, R Hatcher, M Clarke
ABSTRACT People admitted to medium secure psychiatric care are recognised to still be at risk of experiencing adverse outcomes upon discharge. However, little is known about the outcomes of patients admitted more recently to medium secure care or the long-term outcomes of people many years after discharge. The aim of this study was to assess the mortality, conviction and readmission outcomes of a cohort
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Experience of a cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness intervention for men with a history of traumatic brain injury in prison: a thematic analysis J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Alice Theadom, Tracey Mitchell, Elizabeth du Preez
ABSTRACT Interventions to improve awareness of brain injury and support the development of coping strategies may help reduce potential longer-term impacts. A 10 session, group-based, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness intervention was conducted in prison, with adult men reporting a history of brain injury. Following completion of the intervention, 17/36 (47.2%) participants were interviewed
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The short- to medium-term predictive validity of the HoNOS-Secure on violence in a medium-secure forensic psychiatric ward in New Zealand J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Xiaohui I. Lin, Thomas White, Andrew R. Gray, Paul Glue
ABSTRACT Violence risk prediction in forensic mental health care settings is important in facilitating its management. Although not specifically developed for risk assessment, previous studies have demonstrated that the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales-Secure (HoNOS-secure) and its predecessor may have some predictive validity for violence. This retrospective cohort study examines the predictive
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The utilisation of services by patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Alexander Challinor, Jonathon Whyler, Neil Meggison, Phoebe Cresswell, Leah Evans, Michael Bingley, Praveen Somarathne, Jodi Thompson, Jason McIntyre, Dawn Washington, Rajan Nathan
ABSTRACT Three pathways of antisocial behaviour and psychosis have been described. Three subgroups within a typology have been categorised as (i) schizophrenia preceded by conduct disorder (SZ+CD), (ii) offenders with schizophrenia and no childhood history of antisocial behaviour who begin offending at illness onset (SZ+AS), and (iii) offenders with schizophrenia (SZ). There are no studies investigating
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Gender and arson: psychosocial, psychological, and somatic offender characteristics at the time of the crime J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Victoria Andrén, Torun Lindholm, Jenny Yourstone, Mattias Damberg
ABSTRACT Deliberate fire-setting, such as the crime of arson, can have devastating, even lethal, consequences. This study compared factors at the time of arson by female and male offenders in Sweden between 2000–2010. The women (n = 100), and men (n = 100) included in this study were randomly chosen from among all individuals who had been convicted for arson during this period and who underwent forensic
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The use of telemedicine in forensic psychiatry – a quick scoping review of literature from the time of the COVID-19 pandemic J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-02-03 Dr Carly Palfreman
ABSTRACT The aim of this scoping review was to examine some of the literature regarding telemedicine use relating to forensic mental healthcare that had been published since the start of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a view to ascertaining current thinking. A search identified 8 relevant pieces of recent literature that explored this subject. Particular themes were discovered throughout the literature
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Frequency of cognitive impairment in older forensic inpatients: results of a pilot cross-sectional study J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-01-29 S. Verhülsdonk, A.K. Folkerts, S. Hufnagel, C. Bohn, B. Hoeft, T. Supprian, E. Kalbe
ABSTRACT The number of older inpatients in forensic hospitals is growing. Overall, complex needs in treatment are identified for this group, and differ significantly from those of younger forensic patients. To date, there has been little awareness of the relevance of age-related changes in cognitive function of older forensic patients. Data on the prevalence of cognitive disorders in older forensic
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A phenomenological analysis of the experiences of death row inmates: an exploratory study from Pakistan J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-01-26 Syed Messum Ali, Awais Nasir, Huma Ayyub, Maham rasheed
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the experiences of death row inmates using a phenomenological constructivist approach. This approach involves using philosophy and methods of analysis to study the lived experiences of death row inmates. To do this, the researchers used a semi-structured interview schedule with open-ended questions to gather data from a sample of five male inmates aged 30 to 60.
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Developing ward social climate and sense of community within a high security forensic psychiatric service: Evaluating a sense of community and social climate intervention J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Ignazio Puzzo, Luke Aldridge-Waddon, Emily Morley, Joseph Vacher, Joanna Mitchell, David Murphy, Catherine Farr
ABSTRACT Inpatient ward social climate and sense of community can influence the recovery and care experiences of forensic mental health patients. This research evaluated an intervention designed to improve social climate and sense of community within a high-secure psychiatric hospital in the UK. The intervention was offered across six wards: two wards received the full intervention, two received the
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Disrobing behaviour in a forensic inpatient, a case report J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-12-18 Juliette Dupré, Ipsita Ray, Shaheen Darani
ABSTRACT Disrobing is a behaviour with serious implications for sexual safety. It is a challenge to manage in the inpatient environment and a barrier to discharge to the community. This paper presents an overview of the literature on disrobing – distinct from exhibitionistic disorder – and primarily described in the developmental disabilities’ literature, and with respect to affective psychoses and
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Inpatient forensic psychiatry in the time of COVID-19: a survey study of perceived mental health implications on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Marc Dörner, Steffen Lau, Stefanie Schreiber, Madeleine Kassar, Lena Machetanz, Johannes Kirchebner
ABSTRACT Background The aim of our study was to assess the perceived mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) in an inpatient forensic psychiatric institution and to identify personal networks most crucial for the patient during the pandemic. Methods In this cross-sectional survey study, 44 patients with SSD took part in a COVID-19-specific
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Low oxytocin levels in schizophrenia patients involved in crime and the relationship of these levels to aggression, empathy and forgiveness J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Seda Yılmaz, Pınar Öner, Gülay Taşcı, Şüheda Kaya
ABSTRACT In this study, we aimed to measure the oxytocin levels of patients with schizophrenia who were involved in crime. A total of 130 people (50 patients with schizophrenia who had been involved in crime, 40 patients with schizophrenia who had not been involved in crime and 40 healthy controls) were included in the study. Serum oxytocin levels of all participants were measured. The oxytocin levels
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A qualitative exploration of the views of people with lived experience of suicide within the criminal justice system J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 T Walker, V. Wainwright, B. J Dunlop, A. Forrester, J. Senior, J. Shaw
ABSTRACT Background: Little evidence exists on how individuals in the criminal justice system (CJS) can discuss their experience of self-harm, suicidal ideation and behaviors. They are a valuable resource for suicide prevention in the CJS worldwide. Aims: To explore the views of those with lived experience on what the CJS can do to help support and improve services for those at risk of self-harm and
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Lawyer’s perception of embitterment in legal disputes J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Michael Linden, Blagovesta Kassabova
ABSTRACT Participants in legal disputes can harbor feelings of injustice, betrayal, humiliation. An often associated emotion is embitterment, which is characterized by an urge to reinstall justice and to fight back, whatever the cost. Embitterment-related dysfunctional behavior can complicate legal procedures. Fifty-one lawyers were asked to think about their last regular client and a client which
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Going Dark - the Secret Social Lives of Extremists J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-11-12 Owen P. O’Sullivan, Luke A. Reilly
Published in The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology (Vol. 33, No. 6, 2022)
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Investigating sex offending representation among politicians through Twitter J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Sara Veggi, Georgia Zara
ABSTRACT Sex violence is a sensitive topic that provokes public debate, due in part to the influential role of the media in taking crime cases out of the courts to the general public. This has led to a punitive attitude toward sex-offenders that has fostered the view of ‘once a sex-offender, always a sex-offender’. Using a linguistic analysis of Tweets, we examined how sex-offending and sex-offenders
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The factor structure of assaultive behaviour among acute schizophrenia patients J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Ondrej Bezdicek, Andrea Nichtová, Veronika Juríčková, Marek Preiss, Jan Vevera
ABSTRACT Our primary goal was to determine the sources of assaultive behaviour in acutely psychotic patients. To find a few underlying structures for many different questions regarding assaultive behaviour based on Nolan’s semi-structured interview, the Assaults Interview Checklist (AIC), we used factor analysis. Data of 289 psychiatric patients in acute psychotic states perpetrating 820 assaultive
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Attributions of aggressive behaviour in people with mild intellectual disabilities to borderline intellectual functioning in a secure forensic setting J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Kim J. H. M. van den Bogaard, Petri J. C. M. Embregts
ABSTRACT Aggressive behaviour is often displayed by people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in forensic healthcare settings. Research on the causal beliefs (i.e. attributions) of aggressive behaviour are commonly studied from the perspective of support staff. As aggressive behaviour is mostly a product of interaction between the person showing it and their environment, it is valuable to include
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Sexual developmental histories of adolescents who engaged in harmful sexual behaviour J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Tess Patterson, Linda Hobbs, Maureen Lorimer, Charlene Rapsey
ABSTRACT Researchers have demonstrated a range of factors that are associated with adolescents who engage in problematic or harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) including adverse childhood experiences, disruptive family organisation, poor attachment or attachment style deficits, social isolation, and substance abuse. There is, however, a paucity of research examining sexual development histories in adolescent
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“It’s the last resort’’ forensic mental health nurses experience on the use of seclusion; implications for use and elimination in clinical practice J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-09-16 Lindsay Tulloch, Helen Walker, Robin Ion
ABSTRACT Seclusion is one of the extreme measures of managing violence and aggression. Despite the evidence base for the effectiveness and therapeutic value of seclusion being limited, there arguably remains a compelling case for its use. This qualitative study aimed to explore forensic nurse’s experiences and perspective on the use of seclusion in clinical practice and establish: •What are the factors
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Is the prohibitive stance on sex and relationships in the UK forensic system justifiable? J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-28 Elena Taylor, Daniel Whiting
ABSTRACT This article considers the current stance of forensic inpatient units in the UK on sex and relationships. In the absence of national guidance, units typically adopt policies that are universally restrictive rather than based on individual risk assessments. The grounds for this in terms of protecting the physical and mental health of inpatients are considered, alongside the potential unintended
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Behavioural, medical & environmental interventions to improve sleep quality for mental health inpatients in secure settings: a systematic review & meta-analysis J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Poppy May Gardiner, Florence-Emilie Kinnafick, Kieran C. Breen, Alessandra Girardi, Iuliana Hartescu
ABSTRACT Despite the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health, the effect of interventions to improve sleep quality for inpatients from secure psychiatric settings has not been examined. The current work aimed to identify the effect of interventions for improving sleep quality for these inpatients and identify moderating factors. Eligible studies involved secure psychiatric inpatients
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Gender differences vs gender bias in forensic psychiatric assessment of non-psychotic mentally disturbed violent defendants in Denmark J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Michael Reker Schiøth, Dorte Sestoft, Erik Lykke Mortensen
ABSTRACT This retrospective study aimed to explore possible gender bias in a population of non-psychotic but otherwise mentally disturbed violent defendants (The Danish Penal Code section 69) evaluated at the Clinic of Forensic Psychiatry in Copenhagen from 2007 to 2016 (N = 678). The results showed that female defendants in the total sample were 2.5 times more likely to be recommended for treatment
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The contribution of social media toward racial trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in Black Americans: a forensic perspective J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Rena Isen
ABSTRACT In recent years, there has been a barrage of social media posts about police brutality toward Black Americans. While the posting of police brutality videos on social media can certainly have a positive impact on legal cases and public policies, what effect does the exposure have on the mental health of Black Americans? This article uses a review of the literature to investigate the reasons
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Moral injury in secure mental healthcare: part I: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the Moral Injury Events Scale J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Deborah J. Morris, Elanor Lucy Webb, Grace Trundle, Gabriella Caetano
ABSTRACT In recognition that existing theoretical paradigms may not offer a comprehensive account of the range of occupational stressors and responses experienced by healthcare professionals, interest in moral injury has grown. The Moral Injury Events Scale (MIES) remains the dominant assessment tool used to measure potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) across different occupational groups
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Moral injury in secure mental healthcare part II: experiences of potentially morally injurious events and their relationship to wellbeing in health professionals in secure services J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Deborah J. Morris, Elanor Lucy Webb, Perry Devlin
ABSTRACT Healthcare workers in secure psychiatric settings operate within highly restrictive legal frameworks and are often exposed to ethically complex scenarios. They also have an increased risk of experiencing a constellation of occupational traumas, resulting from exposure to violence and self-harm, which cumulatively can affect wellbeing and violate deeply held moral codes. Moral injury, which
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Entering the world of lock and key: the impact of an educational visit to a high secure forensic hospital on psychology students’ attitudes towards the patients within J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 M. Griffiths, J. Tapp, E. Robertson, E. Moore
ABSTRACT Secure forensic hospitals aim to reverse adversity and promote personal safety and mental health well-being for those admitted. These hospitals are also well-placed to make the case for the importance of inclusion and reintegration after a period of enforced community exclusion (through detention under the Mental Health Act). Given the operational and procedural security required for the therapeutic
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Conceptualisation and conscience assessment in adolescence in forensic mental healthcare: experts’ perspectives J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 J. Tiemersma, M. Noom, R. Stoffelsen, A. Popma, F.S. Schalkwijk
ABSTRACT Child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry healthcare guidelines recommend a structured clinical assessment of conscience of juveniles displaying antisocial behaviour to substantiate the allocation of treatment or penal sanctions. The scientific literature on conscience development is accumulating, yet no widely accepted, integrative clinical instrument for assessment of conscience is
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Stalking behavior and high-functioning autism spectrum disorders – a case report J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Fabiana Ventura, Graça Areias, Manuel Coroa, Ana Araújo, João Borges, Sofia Morais, Nuno Madeira
ABSTRACT The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing, and the correlates of involvement of this population in the criminal justice system have been reported. People with ASD have specific deficits such as difficulties in social communication and behavior, impulsivity, misinterpretation of rules, obsessions, and restricted interests, increasing their vulnerability to becoming victims
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Bullying in prisons in Argentina: a study of personality, mental health and attitudes J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. (IF 1.125) Pub Date : 2022-06-30 Santiago Resett, Pablo González Caino, Jane L. Ireland
ABSTRACT Bullying in prisons is a construct with important psychosocial and physical consequences. The research examines the nature and extent of bullying in four prisons in Argentina, exploring demographics, personality, mental health, and attitudes towards bullying. Seven hundred and eighteen adult prisoners took part (667 men, 48 women, and 3 transgender), completing the DIPC-SCALED-r version (Direct