The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 4 Issue 2
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The effect of a psycho‐educational programme on knowledge of illness, insight and attitudes towards medication
Les Jennings, Brian Harris, Jan Gregoire, Jane Merrin, Jackie Peyton, Liz BrayThis paper looks at the outcomes of a mental health education group for patients in a high secure setting. The effects measured included assessments of knowledge about…
Risk assessment and the Care Programme Approach: an independent sector initiative
Nicola Vick, Simon Birke, Richard McKenzieIn the context of public concern about homicides committed by mentally ill people, the assessment and management of risk has become a central feature of national mental health…
Tribunals, lawyers and withdrawals
Fawad KaiserThere has been a substantial increase in the number of applications for Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) hearings since they were introduced under the Mental Health Act 1983…
Section 2 life‐sentenced prisoners: an exploratory study
Karen Brady, Warren DennisThis paper reports the findings of an initial exploratory study of the section 2 life‐sentenced prisoner population within one large prison in the south of England. Data were…
Referrals to a forensic service in the psychiatry of learning disability
Regi Alexander, Jack Piachaud, Lola Odebiyi, Satheesh GangadharanThis survey describes the socio‐demographic, clinical and forensic variables of all patients referred to a medium secure unit in the psychiatry of learning disability. Of the…