Claudio Di Lorito
The closing of forensic psychiatric hospitals in Italy: determinants, current status and future perspectives: a scoping review
Di Lorito, Claudio; Castelletti, Luca; Lega, Ilaria; Gualco, Barbara; Scarpa, Franco; V�llm, Birgit
Authors
Luca Castelletti
Ilaria Lega
Barbara Gualco
Franco Scarpa
Birgit V�llm
Abstract
Introduction. Italy is the only country in the world to have closed forensic psychiatric hospitals and converted to fully-residential services. The international interest around this reform has not been matched by research. This scoping review aims to report the determinants of the reform, the most updated information on how the system operates, its benefits and its challenges. We further aim to discuss the implications for policy, research and practice.
Methods. 1. Selection of relevant sources through electronic search on four databases, Google, relevant printed materials and personal communication with practitioners currently working in REMS. 2. Study quality monitoring. 3. Data extraction onto NVivo 4. Data synthesis through content analysis.
Results. 43 papers were selected for inclusion in our review. Two main themes were identified: 1. Historical chronology of the closure of forensic psychiatric hospitals; 2. The current model of residential forensic psychiatric care.
Conclusions. The closing down of Italian forensic psychiatric hospitals represented a fundamental step for human rights. Further work is required to improve the current service, including potential reforming of the penal code, improved referral/admission processes and consistent monitoring to reduce service inequality across regions. Further research is crucial to test the effectiveness of the Italian model of care against traditional ones.
Citation
Di Lorito, C., Castelletti, L., Lega, I., Gualco, B., Scarpa, F., & Völlm, B. (in press). The closing of forensic psychiatric hospitals in Italy: determinants, current status and future perspectives: a scoping review. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.10.004
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Oct 10, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 5, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 12, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 6, 2019 |
Journal | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry |
Print ISSN | 0160-2527 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-6386 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 55 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.10.004 |
Keywords | Italy; Forensic psychiatry; Residenze per l’Esecuzione delle Misure di Sicurezza (REMS); Ospedali Psichiatrici Giudiziari (OPG); Mentally-ill offenders; Review |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/893132 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252717300559 |
Contract Date | Oct 12, 2017 |
Files
Italian Forensic Psychiatry.pdf
(538 Kb)
PDF
Copyright Statement
Copyright information regarding this work can be found at the following address: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Downloadable Citations
About Repository@Nottingham
Administrator e-mail: discovery-access-systems@nottingham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search