Long-stay forensic psychiatric inpatients in the Republic of Ireland: Aggregated needs assessment

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 119-125

  O'Neill, Conor ^a   Heffernan, Patrick ^c   Goggins, Ray ^c   Corcoran, Ciaran ^c   Linehan, Sally ^c   Duffy, Dearbhla ^c   O'Neill, Helen ^c   Smith, Charles ^c   Kennedy, Harry G ^b  

^a St Brendan's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill; Diversion schemes; Forensic psychiatry; Length of stay; Needs assessment; Placement; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0346964392     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700007916     Document Type: Article

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