The HCR-20 as a measure of reliable and clinically significant change in violence risk among secure psychiatric inpatients [PDF]
, 2015 Objective Periodic structured violence risk assessment is the principle method underlying treatment planning for mentally disordered offenders but little is known about how risk changes over time.
Dickens, Geoffrey L., O’Shea, Laura E.
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Rethinking Face‐to‐Face Interaction: Lessons from Studies of “Autistic Sociality”
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Face‐to‐face interaction is a foundational concept in microsociology. This article surveys the social experiences of autistic people, who are commonly known for having a strained relationship with interactions face to face. By interpretively reviewing and synthesizing the broader literature on “autistic sociality,” the article provides a nuanced ...
Lars E. F. Johannessen
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Forensic Psychiatry in Islamic Jurisprudence
American Journal of Islam and Society, 2002 Forensic psychiatry deals with mental illness from a legal perspective. The term forensic is derived from the Roman word forum, a meeting place where legal judgments were made on cases of a legal nature.
Amber Haque
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Predictive validity of the short-term assessment of risk and treatability (START) for aggression and self-harm in a secure mental health service:gender differences [PDF]
, 2015 The START predicts aggressive outcomes and to some extent self-harm. However, it is not known whether gender moderates its performance. This study used routinely collected data to investigate the predictive ability of the START for aggression and self ...
Dickens, Geoffrey L., O'Shea, Laura E.
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Mental Health Nurses’ Experiences of Risk Assessments for Care Planning in Forensic Psychiatry
International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2019 The risk of patients committing violence implies major challenges throughout the care process in forensic psychiatry and brings risk assessments to the fore.
M. Nyman +3 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Spain, under General Franco's regime, homosexuality was regarded as an antisocial and dangerous behaviour. It was thus pursued both by the police and judicial courts. The Law on Vagrants and Crooks (1954) and, subsequently, the Law on Dangerousness and Social Rehabilitation (1970) constituted the legal mechanisms used by the dictatorship to
Jordi Mas Grau, Rafael Cáceres‐Feria
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Currently, forensic psychiatry shows a shift from a control-based to a contact-based approach. Working from contact may, however, entail new moral questions and dilemmas. How to secure safety when focusing on contact?
Sylvia Gerritsen +5 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 In recent years, web-based health services for a variety of mental disorders have been developed and evaluated. Evidence suggests that guided internet-based therapy can be as effective as conventional face-to-face therapy.
T. S. N. Wild +4 more
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The scent of death: A case study for volatile markers of decomposition on a concrete floor
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during human decomposition are chemically diverse and can provide forensic evidence indicating the prior presence of a corpse. In July 2023, the Michigan City Police Department received a report from an individual claiming to have murdered his roommate and stored the body in a basement cellar for 57 ...
Alexis Hecker +2 more
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An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration : a research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing in Mental Health at Massey University [PDF]
, 2003 Aims of the project: l. To investigate if documentation related to pro re nata (Latin, prn) medication administration by mental health nurses, in a particular Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, in a metropolitan city in New Zealand, complies with the ...
Jenkinson, Frances Heather
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