Advancing Research in Adult Secure Mental Health Services in England

Overview

Journal Med Sci Law

Specialty Forensic Sciences

Date 2021 Dec 15

PMID 34907815

Authors

Howard Ryland

Louise Davies

Jeremy Kenney-Herbert

Michael Kingham

Mayura Deshpande

Affiliations

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Abstract

Forensic mental health services in high income countries are typically high cost and low volume, providing care to people with mental illness, personality disorders, learning disability and autism deemed to pose a risk to others. Research into how forensic mental health services work as a whole system is limited. Such research is urgently needed to guide policy makers and ensure that services operate effectively.

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