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A review of recent academic literature on the characteristics of patients in British special hospitals
Author(s) -
Williams Paul,
Badger Doug,
Nursten Jean,
Woodward Mark
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
criminal behaviour and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1471-2857
pISSN - 0957-9664
DOI - 10.1002/cbm.328
Subject(s) - epidemiology , state hospital , psychology , psychiatry , medicine
Background As part of a systematic search for literature on the epidemiology of mentally disordered offenders, academic papers published between 1989 and 1998 were identified which relate to the characteristics of patients in the four British special hospitals: Broadmoor, Rampton and Ashworth Hospitals in England and the state hospital at Carstairs in Scotland. Aims/Method This literature is analysed to provide summaries of findings on prevalence, demographic characteristics, legal categories, psychiatric diagnoses, offences, histories, behaviour within the special hospitals, security needs, and discharge records. Copyright © 1999 Whurr Publishers Ltd.