Models of care in forensic psychiatry

HG Kennedy - BJPsych Advances, 2022 - cambridge.org
Forensic psychiatry services have grown and become more complex in structures,
processes and pathways. Legacy customs, practices and changing policy are now …

Mortality, criminal sanctions, and court diversion in people with psychosis

E Spike, P Srasuebkul, T Butler, J Trollor… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance People living with psychosis experience excess premature mortality and are
overrepresented in criminal legal systems, but little is known about mortality associated with …

Forensic psychiatry and Covid-19: accelerating transformation in forensic psychiatry

HG Kennedy, D Mohan, M Davoren - Irish Journal of Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Swift medically led scientifically informed responses to the Covid-19 epidemic nationally
have been demonstrably superior to other, non-scientific approaches. In forensic psychiatry …

[HTML][HTML] Forensic psychiatry patients, services, and legislation in Nunavut and Greenland

C Upfold, C Jentz, P Heilmann, N Nathanielsen… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Circumpolar regions face unique challenges in establishing and maintaining mental health
care systems, including forensic psychiatry services. The scarcity of data and lack of …

Patient perspective on observation methods used in seclusion room in an Irish forensic mental health setting: A qualitative study

SR Shetty, S Burke, D Timmons… - … of Psychiatric and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Nurses 'observation of patients in
seclusion is essential to ensure patient safety. Patient observation in seclusion assists …

Substance use and lifestyle risk factors for somatic disorders among psychiatric patients in Greenland

IM Nielsen, LU Sørensen, S Wichmand… - … of Circumpolar Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Patients with psychotic disorders exhibit elevated mortality and morbidity rates compared to
the general population primarily due to comorbid somatic diseases. This study aims to …

Nationwide study on antipsychotic polypharmacy among forensic psychiatric patients

S Lassen, T Heintz, T Pedersen, C Jentz… - … of Circumpolar Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This nationwide retrospective cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of
antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) and demographic, forensic, and clinical factors …

Prospective cohort study of the evaluation of patient benefit from the redevelopment of a complete national forensic mental health service: the Dundrum Forensic …

M Davoren, K O'Reilly, D Mohan, HG Kennedy - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Secure forensic mental health services are low volume, high cost services. They
offer care and treatment to mentally disordered offenders who pose a high risk of serious …

Do improved structural surroundings reduce restrictive practices in psychiatry?

A Harpøth, H Kennedy, MD Terkildsen… - International journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background and objectives There is sparse evidence that modern hospital architecture
designed to prevent violence and self-harm can prevent restrictive practices (RP). We …

Excellence in forensic psychiatry services: international survey of qualities and correlates

P McLaughlin, P Brady, F Carabellese… - BJPsych Open, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundExcellence is that quality that drives continuously improving outcomes for
patients. Excellence must be measurable. We set out to measure excellence in forensic …