How long is (too) long?

Forensic psychiatric services care for patients who present with a mental disorder as well as a risk to themselves or others, and have usually been convicted of an offence. Their needs are complex and the length of stay (LoS) in forensic settings is long. LoS is affected by patient factors as well a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Völlm, Birgit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6642993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31282848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2019.24
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Sumario:Forensic psychiatric services care for patients who present with a mental disorder as well as a risk to themselves or others, and have usually been convicted of an offence. Their needs are complex and the length of stay (LoS) in forensic settings is long. LoS is affected by patient factors as well as legal and policy issues. Owing to the considerable economic and ethical issues surrounding lengthy stays in highly restrictive settings, it is crucial that a strategy is developed for how to deal with this patient group. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: None.

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