An evaluation of the Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) programme with mentally disordered offenders in a high security hospital

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-212

  Tapp, James ^a   Fellowes, Emma ^b   Wallis, Nicola ^a   Blud, Linda ^c   Moore, Estelle ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^c LMB Consultancy Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; CRITICAL THINKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; ENHANCED THINKING SKILL PROGRAM; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 71549159457     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532508X336178     Document Type: Article

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