Posted on February 7, 2008 by sjennings29
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Pregnancy, Stress and Schizophrenia (05/02/0
MMR vaccine ‘does not cause autism’ (05/02/0
Man’s memory returns (30/01/0
Ineffective use of antipsychotic drugs (04/10/0
Sex hormones and anorexia (02/01/0
Anorexics are ‘wired’ differently (17/12/07)
Osteoporosis and depression (10/12/07)
OCD [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by sjennings29
Schema Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings: Theoretical Model and Recommendations for Best Clinical Practice, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 169-183
Abstract: Until recently few empirically supported treatments for patients with personality disorders were available. Schema Focused Therapy (SFT) has recently shown efficacy in (non-forensic) outpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder, [...]
Filed under: CBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Forensic Mental Healthcare, Personality Disorders, Therapy, medium secure, mental health, prisons, psychiatric | Tagged: mental health, medium secure, forensic, cbt, research, Self Harm, patients, personality disorder, secure, violence, aggression, therapies, risk assessment, dspd, spd, predication, cognitive behavioural therapy, schema | No Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2008 by sjennings29
Aggression Management in and Adolescent Forensic Setting International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 185-196
Abstract: The present study aimed at describing and evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive aggression management program in an adolescent forensic unit. Six-month trends in figures for aggressive behaviors against staff, and rates and characteristics of [...]
Filed under: Anger Management, Forensic Mental Healthcare, OT - Occupational Therapy, Personality Disorders, Therapy, Violence and Staff, medium secure, mental health | Tagged: aggression, dspd, forensic, medium secure, mental health, patients, personality disorder, predication, research, risk assessment, secure, Self Harm, spd, therapies, violence | No Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2008 by sjennings29
The Prediction of Imminent Aggression and Self-Harm in Personality Disordered Patients of a High Security Hospital Using the HCR-20 Clinical Scale and the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 137-143
Abstract
Drawing on recent advances in the violence risk assessment literature, this study tested the [...]
Filed under: Anger Management, Forensic Mental Healthcare, OT - Occupational Therapy, Personality Disorders, Self Harm, Self Harm Men, Therapy, Violence and Staff, medium secure, mental health, prisons, psychiatric, suicide | Tagged: aggression, dspd, forensic, medium secure, mental health, patients, personality disorder, predication, research, risk assessment, secure, Self Harm, spd, therapies, violence | No Comments »
