Factors Influencing Length of Stay of Forensic Patients: Impact of Clinical and Psychosocial Variables in Medium Secure Setting

Factors Influencing Length of Stay of Forensic Patients: Impact of Clinical and Psychosocial Variables in Medium Secure Setting

ObjectivesForensic psychiatric care has two, often contradictory, aims—the treatment of mentally ill offenders and the isolation of the perpetrators to ensure public safety. It is essential to ensure that any periods of liberty deprivation do not last longer than necessary to provide appropriate tre...

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Main Authors: Paweł Gosek, Justyna Kotowska, Elżbieta Rowińska-Garbień, Dariusz Bartczak, Janusz Heitzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
forensic psychiatry
violence
length of stay
treatment resistance
forensic treatment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00810/full

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