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Secure psychiatric care: How appearance and neglect affect women

01 May 2013

Mental Health Practice

Research

Aim To provide effective interventions for body image, appearance, and physical health and self-care for women in secure psychiatric settings. Method A manualised...

Shared-experience groups in a high-secure psychiatric hospital

10 December 2014

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

This study explores the benefits of shared-experience groups from a service user’s perspective, in a UK high-secure forensic mental health environment....

Reducing burnout in nurses and care workers in secure settings

23 April 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To identify which educational interventions reduce burnout and promote wellbeing in nurses and care workers in secure settings. Method A systematic review of...

Development of a behavioural assessment tool for use in forensic mental health services

16 July 2019

Mental Health Practice

evidence and practice

This article presents the Forensic Functional Assessment Measure (FFAM): a tool to assess the triggers and functions of behaviours that challenge in a medium-secure...

Promoting alternatives to PRN medicines in secure inpatient mental health services

23 November 2021

Mental Health Practice

psychotropic medicines

The use of ‘pro re nata’ (PRN) or ‘as required’ medicines is widespread in inpatient mental health services, often as a first-line intervention when patients are...

A national survey of psychiatric intensive care, low secure and locked rehabilitation units

12 January 2021

Mental Health Practice

inpatient care

Psychiatric intensive care can take place in a variety of settings, including psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs), low secure units (LSUs) and locked...

Open AccessExploring the impact of providing seated chair massage to patients and staff at a forensic mental health and learning disability service

11 April 2023

Mental Health Practice

Complementary therapies

Massage therapy has recognised psychological benefits, yet it is rarely used in forensic mental health settings. In 2022, ten-minute sessions of seated chair massage...

Supporting autistic refugees in the UK using the HOPE(S) model

11 September 2024

Learning Disability Practice

evidence and practice

Refugees are likely to have experienced considerable trauma in their life, even more so if they are autistic. The ‘hostile environment’ created in the UK to reduce...

Using practice development to recruit and retain forensic mental health nurses: a preceptorship support project

12 November 2024

Mental Health Practice

evidence and practice

Recruitment and retention are pressing challenges in mental health nursing and there are specific barriers to recruitment and retention in forensic inpatient...

Forgiveness in mental health nursing practice

23 May 2023

Mental Health Practice

evidence and practice

Forgiveness is recognised as a positive facet of psychosocial well-being and is therefore gaining interest in the scientific community. Emerging evidence indicates...