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ReviewEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2023

Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document.

Jack Tomlin, Kate Walker, Jen Yates, Tom Dening, Kris Goethals, Birgit Völlm, Chris Griffiths

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Review in European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Improving risk assessment in forensic mental health: Temporal validation and clinical refinement of the FoVOx risk tool.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jack TomlinSchool of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7610-7918
Kate WalkerResearch & Innovation Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northampton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9796-2200
Jen YatesMental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Tom DeningMental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3387-4241
Kris GoethalsUniversity Forensic Center, Department of Psychiatry, Campus University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Birgit VöllmDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4571-3410
Chris GriffithsResearch & Innovation Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northampton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6377-907X

Funding

Department of Health PB-PG-1217-20028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt 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 inpatients recommendations to meet the unique older-age-related needs of this group.

methodWe 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 patient views on age-responsive inpatient care.

resultsThe guidance synthesizes this evidence into sections on: epidemiological studies of demographic, clinical, and legal profiles; qualitative studies; investigations of patient need; evidence for interventions tailored to this patient group; future directions for research; and finally, recommendations for practice. Forensic patients over the age of 50 years have a different set of psychological and physical health needs from their peers. There is a dearth of dedicated interventions and support to assist patients through secure services and into the community.

conclusionsWe 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 vulnerabilities and cognitive decline, and embrace methods of communication developed in other areas of care, such as dementia Care.

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Mental HealthMental Health ServicesForensic PsychiatryHumansMiddle Agedconsensus guidanceforensic mental healthforensic psychiatrygerontologyolder patients

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PMID37278333
PMCPMC10304991

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