Debate on mental illness and violence was oversimplified.
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Forensic Psychiatry↗
Biomedical subjects
Tom Clark
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Psychiatric probation orders: failed provision or future panacea?
The psychiatric probation order has been a sentencing option for the courts for over fifty years. Many authors have lamented its underuse and described the inability of psychiatric and probation services to work together in a collaborative and effective way. The aim of this study was to describe probationers who had passed through Elliott House, a specialist bail and probation hostel for mentally disordered offenders. A retrospective case note review of all individuals who have been resident at Elliott House as a condition of a probation order was conducted. The individuals were mostly young, single men with a severe mental illness and comorbid substance misuse. As a group their previous contact with psychiatric services was irregular. A probation order at Elliott House appeared to provide social support and stability along with a period of regular psychiatric treatment and follow-up. The results suggest that psychiatric probation orders, if properly managed, can be a useful tool for both health and probation services in the short term.
Adolescent↗
Comforting changes. In 25 years, long term care equipment has advanced to make residents' and caregivers' lives more comfortable.
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Aged↗