Self‐report versus clinician‐ratings in the assessment of aggression in violent offenders

Self‐report versus clinician‐ratings in the assessment of aggression in violent offenders Abstract Background The construct of aggression is central to work with violent offenders, but it is a broad construct…
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Effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for community living depressed women involved with the justice system

Effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for community living depressed women involved with the justice system Abstract Background Despite the prevalence of depression among women in the justice system, and its potentially…
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Association between the discontinuation of substance use inpatient treatment and the risk of committing a crime leading to imprisonment: A Finnish registry‐based 5‐year follow‐up

Association between the discontinuation of substance use inpatient treatment and the risk of committing a crime leading to imprisonment: A Finnish registry‐based 5‐year follow‐up Abstract Background Discontinuation of substance use…
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Self‐reported and general practitioner recorded indicators of lifetime health up to age 48 according to offender type in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

Self‐reported and general practitioner recorded indicators of lifetime health up to age 48 according to offender type in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development Abstract Background Previous research has suggested…
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The mediating role of externalising and healthy schema modes in the relationship between early maladaptive schemata and overt behaviours in adolescent boys with offending behaviours, and a comparison of their early schemata with those of typically developing boys

The mediating role of externalising and healthy schema modes in the relationship between early maladaptive schemata and overt behaviours in adolescent boys with offending behaviours, and a comparison of their…
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Personality traits and male vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation victimisation

Personality traits and male vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation victimisation Abstract Background There has been little research into whether personality traits increase vulnerability to serious forms of recurring victimisation, such…
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How do childhood conduct problems, callousness and anxiety relate to later offending and adult mental disorder?

How do childhood conduct problems, callousness and anxiety relate to later offending and adult mental disorder? Abstract Background Various combinations of childhood conduct problems, callous traits and anxiety may confer…
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Evaluation of a framework for safe and appropriate prescribing of psychoactive medications in a UK prison

Evaluation of a framework for safe and appropriate prescribing of psychoactive medications in a UK prison Abstract Background The widespread use of drugs in prisons leads to avoidable deaths, poorer…
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