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Diversion from prosecution to psychiatric care
- Authors:
- DUFF Peter, BURMAN Michele
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office. Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 70p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Looks at how psychiatric diversion works in Scotland.
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among remand prisoners in Scotland
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, October 1995, pp.545-548.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Determining the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among remand populations has been made a priority in England and Wales. Differences in legal process and psychiatric services in Scotland make similar research there important. Demographic data were collected on 389 prisoners, the Clinical Interview Schedule was completed and cognitive function assessed. The prevalence of major psychiatric disorder was low. Less severe symptoms were more common. The sample was of average IQ, but low educational attainment. Reported drug more common. The sample was of average IQ, but low educational attainment. Reported drug abuse was high. Few of those interviewed required hospital care, but other symptoms and drug-related problems may place heavy demands on prison medical and psychiatric services.
Reactive Attachment Disorder in maltreated young children in foster care
- Authors:
- BRUCE Molly, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 21(2), 2019, pp.152-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is one of the least researched and most poorly understood psychiatric disorders. Very little is known about the prevalence and stability of RAD symptoms over time. Until recently it has been difficult to investigate RAD due to limited tools for informing a diagnosis. Utilising a newly developed observational tool along with the Disturbances of Attachment Interview. this short-term prospective longitudinal study explored RAD symptoms in maltreated young children in Scotland (n=100, age range =12–62 months) over 12 months. Children were recruited as part of The Best Services Trial (BeST?), in which all infants who came in to the care of the local authority in Glasgow due to child protection concerns were invited to participate. Prevalence of RAD was found to be 5.0% (n=5, 95% CI [0.7–9.3]) when children were first placed in to foster care. Following at least 1 year of improved care conditions, prevalence in the 76 children remaining in the study was 2.1% (n=2, 95% CI [below 0–4.7]). RAD was associated with some mental health and cognitive difficulties. While levels of carer-reported RAD symptoms decreased significantly over time, observed symptoms did not. Findings suggest that RAD resolved in a small majority of cases but further exploration in larger samples would be invaluable. (Edited publisher abstract)
Psychiatrists’ views and experiences of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- Authors:
- CARSWELL Christine, DONALDSON Andrew, BROWN Keith
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 31(3), March 2007, pp.83-85.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This study assesses the views and experiences of psychiatrists of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. A postal questionnaire was sent to 340 consultant psychiatrists and specialist registrars throughout Scotland. A response rate of 76% was achieved (n=257); 31 respondents (12%) felt patient care had improved with the new Act; 167 (65%) felt that informal patients’ care had suffered; 135 (52%) did not consider that tribunals were better than the previous court system; 151 (59%) felt that the out-of-hours workload had increased. An early indication of psychiatrists’ views and experiences of the new Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is given.
Care needs of elderly people with schizophrenia: assessment of an epidemiologically defined cohort in Scotland
- Authors:
- McNULTY Seamus V., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 182(3), March 2003, pp.241-247.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Little is known of the needs of elderly patients with psychotic illnesses. The aim of this artilce was to measure the care needs of an epidemiologically based group of patients over the age of 65 years suffering from psychotic illness, using a standardised assessment. All patients aged 65 years and over with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and related disorders from a defined catchment area were identified. Their health and social care needs were investigated using the Cardinal Needs Schedule. The 1-year prevalence of schizophrenia and related disorders was 4.44 per 1000 of the population at risk. There were high levels of unmet need for many patients, including those in National Health Service (NHS) continuing-care beds. Many needs were identified, all of which could be addressed using the existing skills of local health and social care professionals. The investigation raises serious concerns about standards of hospital and community care for elderly patients with schizophrenia. The findings may be unique, reflecting long-standing problems within a particularly hard-pressed part of the NHS. However, it is not known whether a similar situation exists in other parts of the UK.
Scottish survey of learning disability psychiatrists
- Authors:
- SMILEY S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(8), August 2002, pp.302-304.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Reports the results of a survey of learning disability psychiatrists in Scotland. It was found that service provision was variable and that this may warrant closer scrutiny.
Outside the walls of the asylum: the history of care in the community 1750-2000
- Editors:
- BARTLETT Peter, WRIGHT David
- Publisher:
- Athlone Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 350p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of essays offering an exploration of the interface between mental health problems and social institutions from a social history perspective. Includes chapters on: community care and its antecedents; care of the mentally incapacitated in Scotland during the eighteenth century; the domestic treatment of post natal depression in the nineteenth century; family, community and the lunatic in mid nineteenth century North Wales; the Scottish system of boarding out patients with mental health problems 1857-1913; domestic psychiatric regimes and the public sphere in early nineteenth century England; lunatic and criminal alliances in nineteenth century Ireland; assessments of crime, violence and welfare in admissions to the Devon Asylum 1845-1914; community care and 'mental deficiency' 1913-1945; community care in England and Wales 1948-1974; mental health policy, care in the community and political conflict in Northern Ireland; and psychiatric treatment in the 1980s and 1990s.
A slow train coming: bringing the mental health revolution to Scotland
- Editor:
- DEAN Christine
- Publisher:
- Greater Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 232p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Papers from the Scottish Conference on Mental Health held in Glasgow on 21 and 22 October 1993. Speakers included representatives from America and Australia and provided an international debate on community orientated mental health services, as well as focusing on innovations taking place in Glasgow. Includes a paper on forensic psychiatry.
A review of the research literature on serious violent and sexual offenders
- Authors:
- CONNELLY Clare, WILLIAMSON Shanti
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 125p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Aims to provide a summary of current and recent UK and international literature on the sentencing of dangerous offenders and the subsequent management of these offenders, whether in hospital or prison settings, and upon release into the community. The research is divided by country, split up into those who use a community protection approach, those who use a clinical approach, and other jurisdictions. It concludes with an examination of the issue of compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.