Mentally disordered offenders may be sent to secure psychiatric hospitals. These settings
can resemble carceral spaces, employing high levels of security restricting resident …

This rapid review summarizes currently available information on the definition, prevalence,
characteristics, and needs of long-stay patients within forensic psychiatric settings. Sixty nine …

The objective of this study was to explore current provisions within forensic mental health
inpatient services for people who require longer-term care within Europe. We used a …

Purpose: Nurses working in forensic psychiatry often encounter offenders who have a
severe mental illness, which may cause ethical challenges and influence nurses' daily work …

Purposes There is evidence of an increasing emphasis on the relevance of the quality of life-
paradigm as an outcome measure for clients in geriatric, forensic, as well as correctional …

De overheid heeft in het Masterplan DJI 2013-2018 in grote lijnen haar visie met betrekking
tot het leefklimaat in detentie en de te verwachten effecten daarvan uiteengezet. Deze visie …

Background Suicides are more common in forensic patients than in the general population.
Two reasons for this discrepancy are discussed:(1) Suicides are the consequence of …

Aim To identify, critically evaluate, and synthesise the empirical evidence about therapeutic
leave from mental health inpatient settings. Background “Leave” occurs when a mental …

Strength-based theories of rehabilitation emphasize the importance of opportunities for
offenders to achieve “good lives” to not re-offend. The extent to which these groups feel …

Background Long stay in forensic psychiatric hospitals is common in patients who are
defined as “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder”. However, little is …