The clinical and risk characteristics of patients admitted to a secure hospital‐based Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder unit
The British Journal of Forensic Practice
ISSN: 1463-6646
Article publication date: 17 September 2009
Abstract
This paper describes the clinical and risk characteristics of patients admitted over the first four years of operation of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disordered (DSPD) NHS pilot at the Peaks Unit, Rampton Secure Hospital. There were 124 referrals, mainly from Category A and B prisons, resulting in 68 DSPD admissions. Clinically, 29% scored 30 or more on the Psychopathy Checklist. The most common personality disorders were antisocial, borderline, paranoid and narcissistic. There is a high risk of violent/sexual recidivism as measured by the Static‐99, Violence Risk Scale, and the Historical, Clinical and Risk Management Scale.
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Citation
Sheldon, K. and Krishnan, G. (2009), "The clinical and risk characteristics of patients admitted to a secure hospital‐based Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder unit", The British Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200900019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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