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基本説明
Looking at what forensic mental health is and its assessment, management and treatment.
Full Description
This is a comprehensive reference book on the subject of forensic mental health, looking at what forensic mental health is and its assessment, management and treatment. It focuses on key topics and the issues underpinning them in contemporary society.
The book includes:
an account of the historical development of forensic mental health, along with a description of the three mental health systems operating in the UK
an in-depth analysis of the forensic mental health process and system, including an analysis of the different systems applied for juveniles and adults
an examination of the main issues in forensic mental health including sex offending, personality disorders and addiction
a breakdown of the key skills needed for forensic mental health practice.
This is an authoritative reference book which will be a crucial text for practitioners, academics and students in the forensic mental health field.
Contents
Part 1: Setting the Scene - The Administrative and Social Framework 1. Understanding Forensic Mental Health and the Variety of Professional Voices 2. The Forensic Mental Health System in the United Kingdom 3. The Origins and Early Development of Forensic Mental Health Part 2: Understanding the Forensic Mental Health Process and the Systems 4. The Process and Systems for Juveniles and Young Persons 5. The Process and Systems for Adults 6. Non-custodial Sentences and Mentally Disordered Offenders 7. Mental Healthcare in Prisons 8. Release Procedures and Forensic Mental Health Part 3: Developing a Knowledge Base - Key Issues in Forensic Mental Health 9. Diagnosis, Medical Models and Formulations 10. Understanding and Managing Risk 11. Mental Health Law and Risk Management 12. The Law Relating to Mentally Disordered Persons in the Criminal Justice System 13. Assessment and Treatment of Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 14. Aggression and Violence 15. Personality Disorders 16. Criminality Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness 17. Substance Abuse 18. Sexual Offenders with Mental Health Problems: Epidemiology, Assessment and Treatment Part 4: Skills for Forensic Mental Health Practitioners 19. The Expert Witness: Professional Practice and Pitfalls 20. Focusing on Treatment: The Main Interventions and Their Implications 21. Inpatient Care and Management 22. The Crimes and Pathologies of Passion: Love, Jealousy and the Pursuit of Justice
