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Correlates of crime and violence among persons with mental disorder: an evidence-based review
- Author:
- SIROTICH Frank
- Journal article citation:
- Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 8(2), May 2008, pp.171-194.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article reviews the research literature on the correlates of crime and violence among people with mental disorder. The review examines the empirical evidence from a number of different disciplines - criminology, psychiatry, psychology, and social work. To facilitate this review, the literature is organized into 4 sections that encompass research on variables that fall into one of the following four domains: demographic variables, historical variables, clinical variables, and contextual variables. It summarizes current knowledge on the sources of criminal and violent behaviour and attempts to reconcile disparities across studies by taking into account methodological differences and by considering the potential role of confounding factors that require attention in future research.
A demographic study of the Orchard Clinic: Scotland's first medium secure unit
- Authors:
- GOW Rona L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 21(1), February 2010, pp.139-155.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Forensic services in Scotland are evolving, based on similar developments previously in England and Wales. The Orchard Clinic in Edinburgh opened in November 2000 and was the first medium secure unit in Scotland. It was designed to serve a general population of 1.5 million, covering south-east Scotland, with 50 beds split between 2 rehabilitation wards and 1 acute ward. This paper describes all patients admitted to the unit in the first 5 years of its operation, considering antecedents to their admission, patient characteristics and progress through the system. In total 219 admissions were collected and analysed. The majority of patients were single adult males, aged 40 or under, who had a primary diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia with a co-morbid diagnoses of personality disorder or substance misuse. The average length of admission was 285 days. In order to benchmark against established services a comparison is made with earlier studies of forensic populations in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK.
London's mental health: the report for the King's Fund London Commission
- Editors:
- JOHNSON Sonia, et al
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 410p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a comprehensive assessment of the mental health needs of Londoners and shows that these are greater than in other parts of the country. Provides strong evidence that these needs are not being met adequately by current mental health services, and demonstrates that they are working beyond their capacity to cope. Includes sections on: the sociodemographic context; special areas of need for mental health services; mental health services for older people; child and adolescent services in London; substance misuse services; HIV/AIDS related mental health services; mentally disordered offenders; the homeless in London; services in primary care; black and minority ethnic people; levels of in-patient and residential provision; structure and functioning of services; and costs.