Community forensic teams can have a key role, and interface w/both general MH and secure inpatient services. But consensus on their precise scope & function has been elusive. We used FOIs to map the picture in England. Out open access in BJPsych Bulletin. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
PPIE in forensic mental health research is important but comes w/some practical challenges. There's little in the way of specific guidance so we turned the PPIE plan for our NIHR study into a framework we hope may be of use to others in the field researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Protocol for the realist review part of our NIHR Policy Research Programme work on collaborative risk assessment/management in forensic mental health services is out in BMJ Open, for a deep dive of the what/why/how and merits of realist approach.
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Pleased to write with @drdannywhiting.bsky.social about this rare probation-based RCT of group MBT for ASPD, which exemplifies both the promise and the challenges of the inter-agency working that is key to effective management of ASPD.
Post-production version of our review of mechanical restraint in inpatient psychiatric settings now up, open access
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RCTs are rare in prison settings, but today, Tom Stephenson @tdgstephenson.bsky.social and Danny Whiting @drdannywhiting.bsky.social from @institutemh.org.uk blog about a new rigorous trial that provides grounds for therapeutic optimism.