Forensic mental health /

This title provides an introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McMurran, Mary
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Khalifa, Najat, Gibbon, Simon
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan Publishing, 2009.
Series:	Criminal justice series (Cullompton, England)
Subjects:	Forensic psychiatry > Great Britain. Forensic psychology > Great Britain. Mentally ill offenders > Services for > Great Britain. Mental illness > Treatment. Criminal psychology. Wales. Forensic Psychiatry > methods Mental Disorders > therapy Mentally Ill Persons > legislation & jurisprudence Forensic Psychiatry > legislation & jurisprudence Criminal Psychology England Wales Psychologie légale > Grande-Bretagne. Criminels vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Services > Grande-Bretagne. Maladies mentales > Traitement. Psychologie criminelle. Pays de Galles. PSYCHOLOGY > Forensic Psychology. Mental illness > Treatment Criminal psychology Forensic psychiatry Forensic psychology Mentally ill offenders > Services for Great Britain Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Forensic Mental Health; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; List of abbreviations; About the authors; Chapter 1 Introduction: the criminal justice system and mental health legislation; Chapter 2 Mental disorder and offending; Chapter 3 Entering the forensic mental health system; Chapter 4 Forensic mental health services; Chapter 5 The multidisciplinary team; Chapter 6 Risk assessment; Chapter 7 Treatments in prison and probation services; Chapter 8 Treatments in mental health settings; Chapter 9 Leaving the system, patients' rights and advocacy; Afterword; References; Index.