A review of services for vulnerable people detained in Northern Ireland prisons: The impact of underfunding

A review of services for vulnerable people detained in Northern Ireland prisons: The impact of underfunding Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 1-4, February 2022. Leanne…
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The role of depressive symptoms between neighbourhood disorder, criminal justice contact, and suicidal ideation: Integrating an ecological stress model with General Strain Theory

The role of depressive symptoms between neighbourhood disorder, criminal justice contact, and suicidal ideation: Integrating an ecological stress model with General Strain Theory Abstract Background While much literature has examined…
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Mistakes in interpersonal perceptions: Social cognition in aggressive forensic psychiatry patients

Mistakes in interpersonal perceptions: Social cognition in aggressive forensic psychiatry patients Abstract Background While there is an established link between untreated psychosis and aggression, an enhanced understanding of the role…
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Effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on psychological distress and mindfulness in incarcerated populations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on psychological distress and mindfulness in incarcerated populations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Abstract Background As incarcerated populations report significantly higher prevalence rates for psychological distress…
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Intergenerational transmission of personality disorder severity and the role of psychosocial risk factors

Intergenerational transmission of personality disorder severity and the role of psychosocial risk factors Abstract Background Familial influences on the development of many psychopathologies are well recognised, yet the psychosocial risk…
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Misalignment of rights, negative perception and moral intuition: The trust issue in China’s forensic psychiatric evaluation

Misalignment of rights, negative perception and moral intuition: The trust issue in China's forensic psychiatric evaluation Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 363-367, December 2021. Lei…
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Ten outcome measures in forensic mental health: A survey of clinician views on comprehensiveness, ease of use and relevance

Ten outcome measures in forensic mental health: A survey of clinician views on comprehensiveness, ease of use and relevance Abstract Background Measurement of outcomes in forensic mental health services is…
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The relevance of post‐traumatic stress disorder as a moderator of the relationship between experience of violent or sexual assault and opioid use in adulthood

The relevance of post‐traumatic stress disorder as a moderator of the relationship between experience of violent or sexual assault and opioid use in adulthood Abstract Background Past research has indicated…
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The mental health trajectories of male prisoners and their female (ex‐)partners from pre‐ to post‐release

The mental health trajectories of male prisoners and their female (ex‐)partners from pre‐ to post‐release Abstract Background There are high rates of mental disorders among prisoners. Prisoners are also likely…
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When sexual offender treatment in prison‐based social‐therapeutic treatment is not completed: Relationship to risk factors and recidivism after release

When sexual offender treatment in prison‐based social‐therapeutic treatment is not completed: Relationship to risk factors and recidivism after release Abstract Background Various studies have demonstrated that people who do not…
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