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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2019

Offense-Related Issues in Forensic Psychiatric Treatment: A Thematic Analysis.

Riitta Askola, Päivi Soininen, Allan Seppänen

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. I'm Not That Person: A Qualitative Study of Moral Injury in Forensic Psychiatric Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  6. Offender Recovery. Forensic Patient Perspectives on Long-Term Personal Recovery Processes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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3 authors.

Riitta AskolaDivision of Mood Disorders, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Päivi SoininenPsychoses and Forensic Psychiatry, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Allan SeppänenPsychoses and Forensic Psychiatry, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Characteristics unique to forensic psychiatric treatment include coming to terms with the offenses committed, the long duration of treatment and the assessment of the risk of repeat offending. This study describes the views of both patients and staff on the significance of the patient's offense as a part of forensic psychiatric rehabilitation. Eight forensic psychiatric patients and eight forensic psychiatric nurses from two forensic psychiatric hospitals in Finland participated in this study. Data were gathered by means of thematic interview and analyzed by means of thematic analysis. The findings suggest that patients and professionals alike concur that ascertaining the factors with a bearing on the offense, and working through the offense and the factors leading up to it, constitute an essential aspect of forensic treatment. This, in turn, has a bearing on the planning and administration of a treatment plan consisting of both medical and psychosocial support and interventions intended to enable patients to live independent, fulfilling lives, thus reducing the likelihood of reoffending. The findings of this study can be used as part of the development of international, standardized treatment models for clinical forensic psychiatric practices.

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forensic psychiatrygood lives modeloffenserehabilitationrisk

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PMID31998150
PMCPMC6961555

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