Characteristics and needs of long-stay forensic psychiatric inpatients: a rapid review of the literatureTools Huband, Nick, Furtado, Vivek, Schel, Sandra, Eckert, Mareike, Cheung, Natalie, Bulten, Erik and Völlm, Birgit (2018) Characteristics and needs of long-stay forensic psychiatric inpatients: a rapid review of the literature. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 17 (1). pp. 45-60. ISSN 1932-9903 Full text not available from this repository.AbstractThis rapid review summarises currently available information on the definition, prevalence, characteristics and needs of long-stay patients within forensic psychiatric settings. Sixty nine documents from 14 countries were identified. Reports on what constitutes ‘long-stay’ and on the characteristics of long-stay patients were inconsistent. Factors most frequently associated with longer stay were seriousness of index offence, history of psychiatric treatment; cognitive deficit, severity of illness, diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic disorder, history of violence, and history of substance misuse. Although some countries are developing specific long-stay services, there is presently no consensus on what might constitute ‘best practice’ in such settings.
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