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Patients with sex chromatin abnormality in two state hospitals
(1968)The incidence of sex‐chromatin subnormality in two special hospitals for subnormal patients requiring special security on account of violent and aggressive behaviour was found to be significantly higher than the incidence ... -
A preliminary study of violent incidents in a special hospital (Rampton)
(1988)A six-month prospective study of violent incidents was carried out in a Special Hospital (Rampton). Comparisons were made with results from earlier studies in general psychiatric hospitals. As might be expected, incidents ... -
Special education
(1988)There are four special hospitals Broad- moor, Rampton, Mosside and Park Lane. They provide the same range of therapeutic services as ordinary psychiatric hospitals but they are intended by virtue of the NHS Act 1987 for ... -
Developing a range of services for prisoners with alcohol-related problems: A response to Eisenman
(1990)Eisenman's 1990 criticisms of a published pilot study of the use of self-help manuals with prisoners who have alcohol-related problems are addressed. Self-help manuals may be of value where other interventions are not ... -
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Food refusal in prison
(1991)The prevalence of mental disorder amongst prisoners refusing food was studied by examining the prison records of a remand prison and a dispersal prison. Food refusal occurred predominantly in the remand prison. Less than ... -
Milieu and Mutilation - A case for special treatment?
(1992)Special hospitals are principally concerned with the treatment of patients of dangerous, violent or criminal propensities referred from the courts and prisons. However, patients can be transferred from local NHS hospitals. ... -
Outcome of referrals from rampton hospital to local mental health services, 1988-90
(1992)The Special Hospitals need to be able to transfer patients who no longer present a grave and immediate danger to the public and hence no longer require treatment in conditions of maximum security. Delay in progressing these ... -
A study of absconding by special hospital patients: 1976 to 1988
(1993)Absconding by Special Hospital patients is taken seriously and attracts considerable attention; however, there has been no published research on the topic. The present study looks at the demographic details of Special ... -
Alcohol-related offending in male special hospital patients
(1993)In a sample of 61 male Special Hospital patients, 11 (18%) were identified as having alcohol-related problems prior to admission. Ten of these alcohol-abusers were interviewed to gather further information about their ... -
Assessment of criminal behaviours of clients in secure settings
(1994)Valid assessment of crime and related behaviours is important in predicting future risk, designing intervention programmes and evaluating outcome. Common sources of error are presented and suggestions for enhancing the ... -
Towards guiding principles for effective intervention
(1994)Interventions aimed at modifying drinking are important for prisoners whose crimes are alcohol-related. These interventions should be designed with reference to current knowledge of what is effective, and recent meta-analyses ... -
The closure of a long-stay psychiatric hospital: A longitudinal study of patients' behavior
(1994)This paper summarises longitudinal data based on repeat assessments of the behavioural functioning of 90 long-stay psychiatric patients. Data were gathered over a period of 4-5 years that spanned a hospital closure and the ... -
Male Afro-Caribbean patients admitted to Rampton Hospital between 1977 and 1986--a control study
(1995)All Afro-Caribbean patients admitted to the Mental Illness Division of Rampton Hospital (a Special Hospital) between 1977 and 1986 and a randomly selected control cohort of Non Afro-Caribbean patients admitted in the same ... -
Performing well? Referrals to Rampton Hospital in 1993
(1996)The three Special Hospitals of England and Wales are provided for patients subject to detention on account of their dangerous, violent, or criminal propensities. Each referral to a Special Hospital is assessed by a consultant ... -
Problems of female patients in a secure psychiatric hospital
(1996)The problems experienced by a sample of 30 female offender-patients (mean age 37.2 yrs) in a secure psychiatric hospital were surveyed using the Behavioral Coding System (BCS). Common problems were emotional difficulties, ... -
Assessment and management of individuals under the influence of alcohol in police custody
(1996)Individuals taken into police custody are commonly under the influence of alcohol. Some of these individuals are dependent on alcohol and suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Morbidity and mortality in this group is high, and ... -
Prison transfers to special hospitals since the introduction of the Mental Health Act 1983
(1997)Research on prisoners transferred to Special Hospitals during the currency of the Mental Health Act 1959 raised concerns about delays in transfer, prisoners being transferred late in their sentence, and prisoners, often ...