Open AccessAdvancing research in adult secure mental health services in England
Author(s) -
Howard Ryland,
Louise Davies,
Jeremy KenneyHerbert,
Michael Kingham,
Mayura Deshpande
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine, science and the law/medicine, science and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2042-1818
pISSN - 0025-8024
DOI - 10.1177/00258024211066981
Subject(s) - mental health , mental illness , work (physics) , autism , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Forensic mental health services in high income countries are typically high cost and low volume, providing care to people with mental illness, personality disorders, learning disability and autism deemed to pose a risk to others. Research into how forensic mental health services work as a whole system is limited. Such research is urgently needed to guide policy makers and ensure that services operate effectively.