The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 2 Issue 4
Table of contents
Forensic Nursing in the Prairies of Western Canada
Alyson Kettles, Lesley AdamsTravel bursaries enable staff to visit centres of excellence in order to study practice that is different or innovative. This study tour enabled visitors to study the practice in…
Forensic Nursing: International Origins and Directions
Tom MasonForensic nursing is a fast‐developing branch of psychiatric nursing and now at an international level covers many aspects of practice. As its field of study develops to…
New Law, New Enlightenment? Will Reform of Current Mental Health Legislation Lead to Improved Care for Mentally Disordered Offenders?
Martin Humphreys, Jeremy Kenney‐HerbertThis paper sets current proposals for reform of mental health legislation in the context of historical development of care for mentally disordered offenders and those who require…
Staff Attitudes to Self‐harm and its Management in a Forensic Psychiatric Service
Karen Gough, Andrew HawkinsIdentified risk factors and clinical experience suggest that self‐harm is a common and very significant problem in forensic psychiatric settings. Sparse training on self‐harm…
The Relationship Between Nurse Counselling and Formal Psychotherapy on a Severe Personality Disorder Unit
S. Westwood, A. BateyThis review examines the complementary roles of nurse counselling and psychotherapy. Nurse counselling is essential to ‘hold’ severe personality disordered patients between…