The role of self-serving cognitive distortions in reactive and proactive aggression
The role of self-serving cognitive distortions in reactive and proactive aggression Abstract BackgroundAggression is often divided into reactive and proactive forms. Reactive aggression is typically thought to encompass ‘blaming others’…
Revolutionary reform in psychiatric care in Italy: The abolition of forensic mental hospitals
Revolutionary reform in psychiatric care in Italy: The abolition of forensic mental hospitals Simona Traverso, Giovanni Battista Traverso Read the syndicated article here
Mental health and associated factors among young offenders in Chile: a cross-sectional study
Mental health and associated factors among young offenders in Chile: a cross-sectional study Abstract BackgroundFew studies in Latin America have explored mental disorder among young offenders, or variables associated with…
Adult criminality among former residential school adolescents
Adult criminality among former residential school adolescents Abstract BackgroundThere is evidence from around the world that disruptive behaviour during adolescence is associated with increased risk of later criminality. Outcomes for…
The association between type of out-of-home mental health treatment and juvenile justice recidivism for youth with trauma exposure
The association between type of out-of-home mental health treatment and juvenile justice recidivism for youth with trauma exposure Abstract BackgroundHigh rates of mental health disorders and exposure to trauma among…
Cognitive impairment, self-perceived health and quality of life of older prisoners
Cognitive impairment, self-perceived health and quality of life of older prisoners Abstract BackgroundThere is a wealth of studies of somatic and mental illness among prisoners, but little on older prisoners…
Subtypes of firesetters
Subtypes of firesetters Abstract BackgroundPrior research has classified firesetters by motive. The multi-trajectory theory of adult firesetting (M-TTAF) takes a more aetiological perspective, differentiating between five hypothesised trajectories towards firesetting:…
Treatment no-show in forensic outpatients with ADHD
Treatment no-show in forensic outpatients with ADHD ABSTRACT Background‘No-show’ is important in today's mental healthcare services, yet in forensic psychiatry, little is known about its relationship to general and disorder-specific…
Cost-effectiveness of multisystemic therapy versus usual treatment for young people with antisocial problems
Cost-effectiveness of multisystemic therapy versus usual treatment for young people with antisocial problems ABSTRACT BackgroundBehavioural problems are common among adolescents. The burden on society in social disturbance, health, failures to…
Cost-effectiveness of multisystemic therapy versus usual treatment for young people with antisocial problems: a reply to McIntosh
Cost-effectiveness of multisystemic therapy versus usual treatment for young people with antisocial problems: a reply to McIntosh Karin M. Vermeulen, Danielle Jansen, Erik J. Knorth, Erik Buskens, Sijmen A. Reijneveld…
Letter to the editor: Comment on Vermeulen et al. (2016)
Letter to the editor: Comment on Vermeulen et al. (2016) Cameron N. McIntosh Read the syndicated article here
Managing uncertainty in the clinical prediction of risk of harm: Bringing a Bayesian approach to forensic mental health
Managing uncertainty in the clinical prediction of risk of harm: Bringing a Bayesian approach to forensic mental health ABSTRACT Predicting the likelihood of harm posed by mentally disordered offenders remains…