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2. 1. Swedish forensic psychiatric nursing care, nurse's views of values theories and practice

   Author : Mikael Rask; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; relatives influence; clinical supervision; work satisfaction; nurses role; nursing interventions; Forensic psychiatry; nursing care; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : Introduction: The forensic psychiatric care of mentally disordered offenders is extensive in Sweden. Approximately 1000 persons are cared for on different treatment levels - the treatment periods are long (median slightly more than 3 years). The nursing care staffs are doing the majority of the treatment and rehabilitation work with these patients. READ MORE

4. 2. Violent offenders with schizophrenia : quantitative and qualitative studies focusing on the family of origin

   Author : Annika Nordström; Gunnar Kullgren; Lars Dahlgren; Leif Lindström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; schizophrenia; offenders; homicide; criminality; victim relations; family members; forensic psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

   Abstract : The focus of the thesis is on violent offenders with schizophrenia and their relatives. The aims were to explore incidence of violent crimes, the extent to which family members were victims, to investigate individual background factors among violent offenders, and to identify psychotic symptoms and triggering factors associated with fatal violence. READ MORE

5. 3. Risk Assessments in Forensic Psychiatry: Consequences and Experiences for Patients and Nurses

   Author : Marielle Nyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Forensic psychiatry; Risk assessment; Qualitative content analysis; Patients experience; Care participation;

   Abstract : In forensic psychiatry, risk assessment of future violence poses a great challenge to mental health care professionals. Forensic psychiatric patients are particularly vulnerable due to their complex mental health needs in combination with criminal behavior. READ MORE

6. 4. Psychopathy and biological markers in a forensic psychiatric population

   Author : E. Gunilla Stålenheim; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Psychopathy; DSM-III-R; DSM-IV; KSP; platelet MAO activity; triiodothyronine; testosterone; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

   Abstract : The aim of this investigation was to determine the frequency of psychopathy and examine the co-morbidity pattern in a forensic psychiatric population in Sweden. In addition, possible biological markers were evaluated. The research subjects were 61 non-psychotic men, admitted for forensic psychiatric investigations in Uppsala during 1992 - 1994. READ MORE

7. 5. On lifetime violent criminality in a Swedish forensic psychiatric cohort

   Author : Hedvig Krona; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; forensic psychiatry; violent crime; lifetime criminality; mental disorders; crime prediction; Risk Assessment; SPECT-MRI- optical imaging;

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