Psychological and psychosocial interventions offered to forensic mental health inpatients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the evidence for the use of psychological and psychosocial interventions offered to forensic mental health inpatients.

Design

CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect and Web of Science databases were searched for research published in English between 1 January 1990 and 31 May 2018.

Outcome measures

Disturbance, mental well-being, quality of life, recovery, violence/risk, satisfaction, seclusion, symptoms, therapeutic relationship and ward environment. There were no limits on the length of follow-up.

Eligibility criteria

We included randomised controlled trial (RCT) studies of any psychological or psychosocial intervention in an inpatient forensic setting. Pilot or feasibility studies were included if an RCT design was used.We restricted ou

SUBMITTER: MacInnes D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475151 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature