Overview

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.

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Author:   Keith Soothill (University of Lancaster, UK) ,  Paul Rogers (University of Glamorgan, UK) ,  Mairead Dolan (Monash University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Willan Publishing
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   2.040kg
ISBN:  

9781843922612

ISBN 10:   1843922614
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   01 March 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of 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

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Keith Soothill is Emeritus Professor of Social Research in the Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University, UK,and is now based in the Centre for Applied Statistics at Lancaster. Paul Rogers is Professor of Forensic Nursing at the University of Glamorgan. Mairead Dolan is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of Manchester.

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