Treatment Alternatives for Mentally Disordered Offenders:A Literature Review

Knabb, Joshua J.; Welsh, Robert K.; Graham-Howard, Marjorie L.

doi:10.4236/psych.2011.22020

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“…Primarily, it is not apparent that systematic approaches to collating forensic mental health research evidence to date have been applied, and it cannot therefore be claimed findings to date are based on all the available outcome research. A significant fugitive literature base in the forensic mental health arena (Fazel, Grann, & Långström, 2009) emphasizes this issue, particularly in reviews where this was excluded (Knabb et al, 2011).…”

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“…Overviews of 'what works' in the forensic mental health arena, which by implication extends to high security, have been conducted with the objective of establishing the scope and quality of effectiveness research for secure service provision (Blackburn, 2004;Hodgins, 2002;Knabb, Welsh, & Graham-Howard, 2011;Quinsey, 1988;Rice & Harris, 1997). These have the potential to provide forensic mental health practitioners with evidence that practices with this complex patient group produce positive outcomes, and also establish research priorities for improving this knowledge base.…”

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A Critical Analysis of Clinical Evidence from High Secure Forensic Inpatient Services

Tapp

Perkins

Warren

et al. 2013

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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High secure forensic inpatient hospitals serve important functions in the detention and rehabilitation of people with serious mental health needs who present as a risk to society.Establishing whether services are effective in restoring mental health and reducing risk is an important task, but one that has not been systematically undertaken. A systematic review of outcome evidence from this setting was therefore conducted to establish its scope and quality.Evidence was found from twenty-two studies for nine different interventions targeting multiple and overlapping outcomes, which included recidivism, mental health, aggression, social functioning and quality of life. Studies were commonly assessed as being at a potentially high risk of bias from validity threats. The 'best' available evidence was for medication, psychoeducation and third-wave cognitive-behavioural interventions. Clinical implications are tentatively offered given the narrow focus of the review on high security. Directions for the high secure services research agenda are more definitively proposed.

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A Critical Analysis of Clinical Evidence from High Secure Forensic Inpatient Services

Tapp

Perkins

Warren

et al. 2013

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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“…English healthcare places much emphasis on evidence based medicine as evidenced through the guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, www.nice.org.uk) which are often cited beyond UK borders. Unfortunately, the evidence base for effective interventions in the treatment for MDOs remains limited (Knabb, Welsh, & Graham-Howard, 2011) leading to ethical challenges in a situation where the patient has to demonstrate a reduction of risk in order to be discharged.…”

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Inpatient forensic-psychiatric care: Legal frameworks and service provision in three European countries

Edworthy

Sampson

Völlm

2016

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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“…Despite the frequent use of offence-specific group treatment programs in forensic mental health settings it is clear that there is a pressing need for evaluation research to guide rehabilitation with FPs (Barnao & Ward, 2015;Duncan, Nicol, Ager & Dalgleish, 2006;Knabb, Welsh, & Graham-Howard, 2011;Sturgeon et al, 2018). Previous research in the area predominantly consists of reviews synthesizing existing published evaluations of interventions with FPs.…”

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What is the Evidence for Offense-Specific Group Treatment Programs for Forensic Patients?

Mallion

Tyler

Miles

2019

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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Evidence based practice (EBP) advocates that treatments offered to patients should be empirically supported and effective. Group-based treatment is offered in forensic mental health services as a way of assisting forensic patients (FPs) to address their offending behavior. However, little research exists examining how research and practice are integrated in these interventions, consistent with the principles of EBP. This study examined the utilization and evaluation of offence-specific group treatment programs with FPs, with a specific focus on interventions for substance misuse, sexual offending, firesetting, and violent offending. The results highlight that despite frequent use of offence-specific group interventions for FPs in UK forensic mental health services, evaluation is lacking regarding both published evaluations and through routine clinical practice. To ensure consistency with principles of EBP, recommendations are made surrounding the implementation of routine evaluations (e.g., follow-up studies) of offence-specific group treatment programs with FPs.

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Treatment Alternatives for Mentally Disordered Offenders:A Literature Review

Cited by 15 publications

References 52 publications

A Critical Analysis of Clinical Evidence from High Secure Forensic Inpatient Services

A Critical Analysis of Clinical Evidence from High Secure Forensic Inpatient Services

Inpatient forensic-psychiatric care: Legal frameworks and service provision in three European countries

What is the Evidence for Offense-Specific Group Treatment Programs for Forensic Patients?

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