Forensic mental health in Europe: some key figures.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While the number of forensic beds and the duration of psychiatric forensic psychiatric treatment have increased in several European Union (EU) states, this is not observed in others. Patient demographics, average lengths of stay and legal frameworks also differ substantially. The lack of basic epidemiological information on forensic patients and of shared indicators on forensic care within Europe is an obstacle to comparative research. The reasons for such variation are not well understood.

Methods

Experts from seventeen EU states submitted data on forensic bed prevalence rates, gender distributions and average length of stay in forensic in-patient facilities. Average length of stay and bed prevalence rates were examined for associations with country-level variables

SUBMITTER: Tomlin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature