scholarly journals A quantifiable nursing evaluation: The need within a forensic mental health setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Setting

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scholarly journals StreetWise: A Valid Ecology for a Serious Game in a Secure Forensic Mental Health Setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 252-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hodge ◽  
Jacqueline Davis ◽  
Neil Maiden ◽  
Bradley Mann ◽  
Aili Nidsjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Setting

scholarly journals Staff perceptions of positive behavioural support in a secure forensic adult mental health setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Karger ◽  
Bronwen Davies ◽  
Rosemary Jenkins ◽  
Victoria Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Staff Perceptions ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Behavioural Support

Purpose Challenging behaviour has been a concern across forensic services. Traditionally these have been managed reactively using medication, seclusion and restraint; however, there is growing evidence that these approaches are ineffective and counter-therapeutic. A number of reports have recommended the use of preventative approaches such as positive behavioural support (PBS). The purpose of this paper is to identify “how staff within a secure forensic mental health setting perceived the application of PBS?” Design/methodology/approach In total, 11 multi-disciplinary staff were interviewed and thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Findings Five themes were identified: “The Functions”, “Appraising a new Approach”, “Collaborative Challenges”, “Staff Variables” and “Organisational Issues”. Practical implications PBS enables staff to understand challenging or risky behaviour. It empowers patients via collaboration, although there can be some challenges to this. Services need to invest in training, support and leadership to ensure the model is embed and promote fidelity. Consideration needs to be given to how quality of life can be improved within the limits of a forensic setting. Originality/value No previous studies asking staff about their experiences of PBS within a forensic mental health context.

scholarly journals Management of COVID-19 Response in a Secure Forensic Mental Health Setting: Réponse à la gestion de la COVID-19 dans un établissement sécurisé de santé mentale et de psychiatrie légale

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander I. F. Simpson ◽  
Sumeeta Chatterjee ◽  
Padraig Darby ◽  
Roland M. Jones ◽  
Margaret Maheandiran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Outbreak Management ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Care Delivery Model ◽  
Mental Health Settings

Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents major challenges to places of detention, including secure forensic hospitals. International guidance presents a range of approaches to assist in decreasing the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks as well as responses to manage outbreaks of infection should they occur. Methods: We conducted a literature search on pandemic or outbreak management in forensic mental health settings, including gray literature sources, from 2000 to April 2020. We describe the evolution of a COVID-19 outbreak in our own facility, and the design, and staffing of a forensic isolation unit. Results: We found a range of useful guidance but no published experience of implementing these approaches. We experienced outbreaks of COVID-19 on two secure forensic units with 13 patients and 10 staff becoming positive. One patient died. The outbreaks lasted for 41 days on each unit from declaration to resolution. We describe the approaches taken to reduction of infection risk, social distancing and changes to the care delivery model. Conclusions: Forensic secure settings present major challenges as some proposals for pandemic management such as decarceration or early release are not possible, and facilities may present challenges to achieve sustained social distancing. Assertive testing, cohorting, and isolation units are appropriate responses to these challenges.

scholarly journals Women in Forensic Mental Health Services: Lived Experiences and Meanings Attributed to Activities in Rehabilitation Programs. Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110131
Author(s):  
Desiré Traver-Edo ◽  
Gemma Escuder-Romeva ◽  
Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde ◽  
Pedro Moruno-Miralles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

Design: Qualitative methodology, with an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach based on the analysis of the contents of the participants’ narratives. Objective: The main objective of this study is to interpret the meanings women attribute to lived experiences related to their participation in activities in the rehabilitation programs. Specific objectives: (1) To describe the meanings given to the activities in the rehabilitation programs of a forensic mental health setting. (2) To analyze the impact on health that participants attribute to those activities. (3) To identify possible situations of occupational deprivation. Study Population and Total Number of Participants: The study population is made up of women who participate in the rehabilitation program at Hospital Psiquiátrico Penitenciario de Alicante in Spain. The number of participants is established when saturation of data is reached.

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