The prevalence of mental illness and unmet needs of police custody detainees
The prevalence of mental illness and unmet needs of police custody detainees Abstract Background Internationally, there is evidence of high rates of mental disorders amongst police custody detainees but this…
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…
Relationships between hope and mental health among women in prison
Relationships between hope and mental health among women in prison Abstract Background Previous research with nonâoffenders has linked a higher dispositional cognition of hope to lower levels of psychological symptoms…
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…
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…
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…
CBMH themed edition on parole
CBMH themed edition on parole Gill McIvor, Nicola Padfield Read the syndicated article here
The mental health impact of parole on families of indeterminateâsentenced prisoners in England and Wales
The mental health impact of parole on families of indeterminateâsentenced prisoners in England and Wales Abstract Background The indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), was created in England…
Alexithymia in nonviolent offenders
Alexithymia in nonviolent offenders Abstract Background Alexithymia is a trait involving difficulties processing emotions. Existing data suggest it is associated with violent offending. In violent offender programmes, therefore, violent offenders…
Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20âitem Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated adult offenders
Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20âitem Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated adult offenders Abstract Background Alexithymia is a trait involving difficulty identifying feelings (DIF), difficulty describing…
Prisoners’ understanding and experiences of parole
Prisoners' understanding and experiences of parole Abstract Background In Scotland, as elsewhere, there has been growing political and public interest in the function and process of parole accompanied by a…
How do parole board members in England and Wales construct decisions about whether to release perpetrators of intimate partner violence from prison?
How do parole board members in England and Wales construct decisions about whether to release perpetrators of intimate partner violence from prison? Abstract Background Existing research explores Parole Board decisionâmaking,…