study Amelia Jewell ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0887-21591, Kimberlie Dean3,4, Tom Fahy1,2 & Alexis E. Cullen1 BMC Psychiatry volume 17, Article number: 25 (2017) Cite this article 1836 Accesses ... , University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaKimberlie DeanJustice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network, Matraville, NSW, AustraliaKimberlie Dean AuthorsSearch for Amelia Jewell in:PubMed • Google
Background Previous studies have investigated factors associated with outcome at Mental Health Review Tribunals (MHRTs) in forensic psychiatric patients; however, dynamic variables such as treatment compliance and substance misuse have scarcely been examined, particularly in UK samples. We aimed to determine whether dynamic factors related to behaviour, cooperation with treatment...
Background Incidents of absconsion in forensic psychiatric units can have potentially serious consequences, yet surprisingly little is known about the characteristics of patients who abscond from these settings. The few previous studies conducted to date have employed retrospective designs, and no attempt has been made to develop an empirically-derived risk assessment scale. In...
