Les complications psychologiques sont-elles fréquentes ?
Oui, des complications comme la dépression et l'anxiété sont courantes chez les patients.
DépressionAnxiété
#4
Quelles sont les conséquences juridiques des complications ?
Les complications peuvent influencer les décisions judiciaires concernant la responsabilité pénale.
Conséquences juridiquesResponsabilité pénale
#5
Comment prévenir les complications ?
Un suivi régulier et un traitement adapté peuvent aider à prévenir les complications.
Suivi régulierTraitement adapté
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels sont les principaux facteurs de risque ?
Les facteurs incluent des antécédents familiaux, des traumatismes et des abus de substances.
Antécédents familiauxTraumatismes
#2
Comment l'environnement influence-t-il le risque ?
Un environnement instable ou violent peut augmenter le risque de troubles mentaux et criminels.
Environnement violentTroubles mentaux
#3
Les facteurs socio-économiques jouent-ils un rôle ?
Oui, la pauvreté et le manque d'accès aux soins de santé mentale sont des facteurs de risque importants.
PauvretéAccès aux soins
#4
Comment les antécédents judiciaires influencent-ils le risque ?
Des antécédents judiciaires peuvent indiquer un risque accru de récidive et de troubles mentaux.
Antécédents judiciairesRécidive
#5
Les facteurs de risque sont-ils modifiables ?
Certains facteurs, comme l'abus de substances, peuvent être modifiés par des interventions ciblées.
Interventions cibléesAbus de substances
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Dr. Tastenhoye is a Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ross is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Dupré is a Resident in Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Bodnar is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Professor of Reproductive Biology, Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University F-Wing, De Boelelaan 1089a, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands. s.gerritsen1@amsterdamumc.nl.
Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University F-Wing, De Boelelaan 1089a, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
GGz Breburg, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, 1100 Alabama Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: philip.candilis@dc.gov.
University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, 1001 Queen St W, Unit 34, Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada. Electronic address: graham.glancy@utoronto.ca.
Dr. Ray is a Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry in the Division of Forensic Psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and in the Forensic Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. Dr. Simpson is Chief of Forensic Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and head of the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. sandy.simpson@camh.ca.
Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.meynen@vu.nl.
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We utilized semi-structured, one-on-one interviews and then analyzed the collected data using structural narrative analysis. Our points of interest were the plots of the recovery stories and the ways ...
A wider mutual narrative with a chronological plot was identified, and recovery-oriented practices and goals were found with a special emphasis on offending. Insight into mental illness, motivation fo...
The views of the interviewed experts-by-experience and professionals regarding recovery were rather univocal. Forensic psychiatric services in Finland were found to demonstrate recovery-oriented featu...
Recovery in forensic psychiatric hospitals can be perceived as a process towards a new role in society. To reach this goal the forensic patients need support from staff, peers, and family. We found nu...
The practice of forensic psychiatry requires balance; the forensic psychiatrist encounters the need for balance routinely and in a variety of areas. Balance is necessary for sound judgment and objecti...
To quantify outcomes for patients of forensic psychiatric rehabilitation in NSW....
Data on 245 conditionally released forensic patients was extracted from the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) files and matched to several state-wide datasets. Descriptive statistics were generated...
At conditional release, social circumstances for the majority of patients were improved. Clinically, the cohort was more stable, though many did not remain stable over time. Only one-fifth of the samp...
Preliminary evidence suggests that forensic rehabilitation services in NSW are effective....
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has strong evidence in support of its effectiveness in reducing suicide attempts, anger, impulsivity, and substance abuse. It has been implemented in a variety of fo...
A subgroup of psychiatric patients are at increased risk of committing interpersonal violence, which may lead to placements in forensic-psychiatric institutions. The majority of patients treated in fo...
It is important to investigate the needs, experiences, and outcomes of older forensic mental health inpatients. In this consensus document, we offer practitioners working with older forensic inpatient...
We report on the findings of a scoping review of service provision and age-responsive interventions for this population. We complement this with a review of qualitative studies investigating staff and...
The guidance synthesizes this evidence into sections on: epidemiological studies of demographic, clinical, and legal profiles; qualitative studies; investigations of patient need; evidence for interve...
We suggest service providers involve older patients in treatment and service organization decisions, adapt interventions to be responsive to this group, train staff to recognize physical vulnerabiliti...