ArticleBJPsych open2018
Long-stay patients with and without intellectual disability in forensic psychiatric settings: comparison of characteristics and needs.
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- Factors influencing the length of stay in forensic psychiatric settings: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Reducing aggressive behavior in forensic inpatients with virtual reality aggression prevention training-intellectual disability: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Self-harming behaviors among forensic psychiatric patients living with intellectual disability.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Length of Hospital Stay for Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- Violent Recidivism and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Forensic Psychiatric Patients With Impaired Intellectual Functioning.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 2024Article
- Markers of predicting discharge from forensic psychiatric hospitals in Czechia.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2024Article
- Data resource profile of an online database system for forensic mental health services.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Risk for intellectual disability populations in inpatient forensic settings in the United Kingdom: A literature review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2022Review
- A systematic review of in-patient psychiatric care for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism: effectiveness, patient safety and experience.BJPsych open · 2022Review
- High Security Settings in Flanders: An Analysis of Discharged and Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Length of Stay of Forensic Patients: Impact of Clinical and Psychosocial Variables in Medium Secure Setting.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Clinical, Demographic, and Criminal Behavior Characteristics of Patients With Intellectual Disabilities in a Canadian Forensic Program.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent years, concerns have been raised that too many patients stay for too long in forensic psychiatric services and that this is a particular problem in those with an intellectual disability.
aimsTo compare the characteristics, needs, and care pathways of long-stay patients with and without intellectual disability within forensic psychiatric hospital settings in England.
methodFile reviews and questionnaires were completed for all long-stay patients in high secure and a representative sample of those in medium secure settings in England. Between-group analyses comparing patients with and without intellectual disability are reported.
resultsOf the 401 long-stay patients, the intellectual disability and non-intellectual disability groups were strikingly similar on many sociodemographic, clinical and forensic variables. The intellectual disability group had significantly lower lengths of stay, fewer criminal sections, restriction orders and prison transfers, and higher levels of behavioural incidents and risk assessment scores.
conclusionsIn spite of similar offence histories and higher risk levels, those with intellectual disability appear to be diverted away from the criminal justice system and have shorter lengths of stay. This has implications about the applicability of the Transforming Care programme to this group.
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