Thursday, March 01, 2007

Patients discharged from medium secure forensic psychiatry services: reconvictions and risk factors
The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 190: 223-229
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/190/3/223
Jeremy Coid ; Nicole Hickey ; Nadji Kahtan ; Tianqiang Zhang
"Aims : To measure the period prevalence and incidence of offending following discharge and identify associated risk factors.
Conclusions: Risks of reoffending remain for a subgroup of discharged patients. Future research should aim to improve their identification and risk management following discharge." [Sub required]