Birgit A. V�llm
European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on forensic psychiatry: evidence based assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders
V�llm, Birgit A.; Clarke, Martin; Tort, Vicen�; Seppanen, Allan O.; Gosek, Pawel; Heitzman, Janusz; Bulten, Erik
Authors
Martin Clarke
Vicen� Tort
Allan O. Seppanen
Pawel Gosek
Janusz Heitzman
Erik Bulten
Abstract
Forensic psychiatry in Europe is a specialty primarily concerned with individuals who have either offended or present a risk of doing so, and who also suffer from a psychiatric condition. These mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) are often cared for in secure psychiatric environments or prisons. In this guidance paper we first present on overview of the field of forensic psychiatry from a European perspective. We then present a review of the literature summarising the evidence on the assessment and treatment of MDOs under the following headings: The role of the forensic psychiatrist as an expert witness, risk assessment, treatment settings for MDOs, and effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological interventions. We undertook a rapid review of the literature with search terms related to: forensic psychiatry, review articles, randomised controlled trials and best practice. We searched the Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane library databases from 2000 onwards for adult groups only. We scrutinised publications for additional relevant literature, and searched the websites of relevant professional organisations for policies, statements or guidance of interest. We present the findings of the scientific literature as well as recommendations for best practice drawing additionally from the guidance documents identified. We found that the evidence base for forensic-psychiatric practice is weak though there is some evidence to suggest that psychiatric care produces better outcomes than criminal justice detention only. Practitioners need to follow general psychiatric guidance as well as that for offenders, adapted for the complex needs of this patient group, paying particular attention to long-term detention and ethical issues.
Citation
Völlm, B. A., Clarke, M., Tort, V., Seppanen, A. O., Gosek, P., Heitzman, J., & Bulten, E. (in press). European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on forensic psychiatry: evidence based assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders. European Psychiatry, 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.12.007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Dec 15, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 19, 2018 |
Journal | European Psychiatry |
Print ISSN | 0924-9338 |
Electronic ISSN | 1778-3585 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.12.007 |
Keywords | Forensic psychiatry, Europe, Mentally disordered offender, Expert witness, Risk assessment, Prison, Treatment, Best practice, Recommendations |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/900553 |
Publisher URL | http://www.europsy-journal.com/article/S0924-9338(17)33024-9/full |
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