How secure are the secure psychiatric units in New South Wales?
| Autor: | Damien Eggleton, Stuart David Michael Thomas, Jonathon Adams, Tobias Mackinnon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Hospitals
Psychiatric Forensic Psychiatry medicine.disease Mental health Security Measures 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Inpatient units medicine Psychiatric units Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Medical emergency Patient Safety New South Wales Psychology Hospital Units |
| Zdroj: | Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. 27(1) |
| ISSN: | 1440-1665 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To evaluate the therapeutic security characteristics of the secure forensic mental health inpatient units in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: This study evaluated all eight secure inpatient units in New South Wales using a validated tool, the Security Needs Assessment Profile. Results: A pattern of decreasing therapeutic security across the secure units was found, consistent with their intended security levels, from high security through to open security. However, important inconsistencies across and between levels of security were highlighted. Conclusions: This study clarifies the therapeutic security structure of the New South Wales forensic mental health service, which is an essential first step in service development and reform. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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