Transition outcomes for young people discharged from adolescent medium secure services in England: A qualitative study exploring adolescents' and carers' experiences.
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DOI: 10.1177/13591045211026048
Abstract: BACKGROUND Young people in secure services present with multiple vulnerabilities; therefore, transition periods are especially challenging for this group. In this study, we followed up young people discharged from adolescent medium secure services to adult… read more here.
Keywords: transition; medium secure; secure services; adolescent medium ... See more keywords
Follow-up study of 6.5 years of admissions to a UK female medium secure forensic psychiatry unit
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DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2018.77
Abstract: Aims and method We aimed to examine clinical and risk outcomes at follow-up, and reoffending and readmission rates, for a sample of 50 admissions to a female medium secure unit (MSU). Demographic, clinical risk assessment… read more here.
Keywords: female medium; medium secure; secure; clinical risk ... See more keywords
A retrospective study comparing the length of admission of medium secure unit patients admitted in the three decades since 1985
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DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2018.88
Abstract: Aims and method Admissions of patients to secure forensic hospitals are often lengthy. Previous research has examined factors associated with prolonged admission, but studies analysing admission data at a single medium secure unit (MSU) over… read more here.
Keywords: secure unit; patients admitted; admission; length admission ... See more keywords
Factors Influencing Length of Stay of Forensic Patients: Impact of Clinical and Psychosocial Variables in Medium Secure Setting
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00810
Abstract: Objectives Forensic psychiatric care has two, often contradictory, aims—the treatment of mentally ill offenders and the isolation of the perpetrators to ensure public safety. It is essential to ensure that any periods of liberty deprivation… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; length stay; factors influencing; medium secure ... See more keywords