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Psychiatric morbidity among young offenders in England and Wales
- Authors:
- LADER Deborah, SINGLETON Nicola, MELTZER Howard
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents information on the mental health of young offenders from a survey of psychiatric morbidity among prisoners aged 16-64 in England an Wales. The survey was carried out between September and December 1997. It was commissioned by the Department of Health. The report brings together the data on prevalence of mental disorders among young offenders from the main report of the survey together with the results of additional analysis of service use, risk factors and social functioning which were previously only available for the prison population as a whole.
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness annual report 2015: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 95
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Presents data and analysis on suicides and homicides in the UK between 2003 and 2013, focusing on mental health. Suicide figures show different patterns across the UK countries, with higher rates in Scotland and Northern Ireland and a recent rise in England and Wales. Key messages include: the rise in suicide among male mental health patients appears to be greater than in the general population - suicide prevention in middle aged males should be seen as a suicide prevention priority; it is in the safety of crisis resolution/home treatment that current bed pressures are being felt – the safe use of these services should be monitored and providers and commissioners (England) should review their acute care services; opiates are now the most common substance used in overdose – clinicians should be aware of the potential risks from opiate-containing painkillers and patients’ access to these drugs; families and carers are a vital but under-used resource in mental health care – with the agreement of service users, closer working with families would have safety benefits; good physical health care may help reduce risk in mental health patients – patients’ physical and mental health care needs should be addressed by mental health teams together with patients’ GPs; sudden death among younger in-patients continues to occur, with no fall – these deaths should always be investigated and physical health should be assessed on admission and polypharmacy avoided. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Health Officers survey, Scotland, 2010-11
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 20p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report presents information about the number of qualified Mental Health Officers (MHO) practising within Scotland as at 31 March 2010, using data collected at local authority level. Practising is defined as using legislation directly in relation to working with clients, or potentially using legislation directly in relation to clients, during the previous 12 months. The report provides statistics on the MHO workforce, including the change in numbers over time, age, gender and ethnicity, MHOs in specialist and non-specialist mental health teams, and work undertaken by MHOs. Annexes provide the rates per thousand of population for MHOs and social workers for each local authority in Scotland for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. October 2017
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 132
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Presents data and analysis on suicide, homicides and sudden unexplained deaths in the UK between 2005 and 2015, focusing on mental health. As well as providing data for the individual countries of the UK, it also provides UK-wide data for suicide in people with eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders, people living with dementia, carers and members of the armed forces. The report also makes recommendations for clinical practice to improve safety in mental health care. Key findings show that there were 1,538 patient suicides in the UK in 2015. Northern Ireland has the highest general population suicide rate, while the rates in the other countries have fallen. There have also been downward trends in the number of suicides by patients recently discharged from hospital in England and Scotland; and suicide by mental health in-patients. Messages to improve mental health care include a renewed emphasis on suicide prevention on in-patient wards; for services to build on the recent fall in suicide following discharge from in-patient care; and for a greater focus on alcohol and drug misuse as a key component of risk management in mental health care. (Edited publisher abstract)
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness: annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 156
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report provides key figures on suicide, homicide and sudden unexplained death in patients under mental healthcare between 2002 and 2012 in the countries of the UK. The report examines rates and trends by country, gender, and diagnostic and treatment profile of patients. There were 18,017 patient suicides between 2002 and 2012 in the UK, 28 per cent of suicides in the general population during this time. The report shows that mental health patients are at their highest risk of dying by suicide in the first two weeks after leaving hospital. Hanging remains a common method for suicide with an increase in this method. Between 2002 and 2012 828 people convicted of homicide in the UK have been confirmed as mental health patients, on average 75 per year. The report highlights areas of mental health care where safety should be strengthened through the contribution of mental health providers, partner agencies, commissioners, education and training bodies and professional organisations. It suggests that care of patients on hospital discharge should be a priority; there should be a re-examination of the portrayal of hanging in the media; mental health services should play a stronger role in protecting victims of domestic violence by ensuring perpetrators receive treatment for mental disorder, including substance misuse; crisis resolution and home treatment should be a priority setting for suicide prevention; services should continue to address patients’ co-morbidities through the use of assertive outreach, and through better provision for alcohol and drug misuse and ‘dual diagnosis’; services should aim to reduce the need for restrictive interventions; and deaths and serious injuries caused by restraint should be considered as an NHS ‘never event’ in England and Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)