A review of recent academic literature on the characteristics of patients in British special hospitals

Paul Williams; Doug Badger; Jean Nursten; Mark Woodward

doi:10.1002/cbm.328

A review of recent academic literature on the characteristics of patients in British special hospitals

Paul Williams, Doug Badger, Jean Nursten, Mark Woodward

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Background: As part of a systematic search for literature on the epidemiology of mentally disordered offenders, academic papers published between 1989 and 1998 were identified which relate to the characteristics of patients in the four British special hospitals: Broadmoor, Rampton and Ashworth Hospitals in England and the state hospital at Carstairs in Scotland. Aims/method: This literature is analysed to provide summaries of findings on prevalence, demographic characteristics, legal categories, psychiatric diagnoses, offences, histories, behaviour within the special hospitals, security needs, and discharge records.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	296-314
Number of pages	19
Journal	Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.328
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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