Handbook of Forensic Mental Health

Herausgeber: Soothill, Keith; Dolan, Mairead; Rogers, Paul

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Willan
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1114g
• ISBN-13: 9781843922612
• ISBN-10: 1843922614
• Artikelnr.: 23195551

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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