S Fazel

..Their findings underline the importance of psychiatric assessment in homicide offenders and suggest that treatment might have a preventive role...

..As with other psychiatric disorders where such associations have been demonstrated, changes during the perinatal period may lead to abnormal brain development and function...

..To investigate the predictive validity of tools commonly used to assess the risk of violence, sexual, and criminal behaviour...

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..5% and 0.3%, respectively. Although both illnesses are associated with various adverse outcomes, and expert opinion has suggested increased criminality, links with violent behaviour remain uncertain...

..Although psychiatric disorders are believed to be risk factors for violent reoffending, the available evidence is sparse and liable to bias...

..To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis on the risk of repeat offending in individuals with psychosis and to assess the effect of potential moderating characteristics on risk estimates...

..Although bipolar disorder is associated with various adverse health outcomes, the relationship with violent crime is uncertain...

..Nevertheless, substantially increased prevalences of psychiatric disorder, underline the importance of screening and assessment of female sexual and other violent offenders...

..Inter-racial homicide was more common for younger offenders. The low number of homicides involving the elderly is explained by reference to routine activity theory...

..6; P < 0.01). [corrected] When subdivided by gender and age-bands, we found specific groups with significantly lower proportions of violent suicides compared with the antidepressants-free group, including men aged 15-24 years...

..To examine the comorbidity of severe mental illness with sexual offending in men...

..To systematically review and perform a meta-analysis of the research literature on the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents in juvenile detention and correctional facilities...

..Although suicide rates among prisoners are high and vary between countries, it is uncertain whether this reflects the importation of risk from the general population or is associated with incarceration rates...

..To examine factors associated with suicide in prisoners...

..We undertook a systematic review of surveys of such disorders in homeless people...

..There was a trend over time for SMRs to have increased, supporting the need for recent national initiatives for suicide prevention in prisoners...

..To determine risk factors for and prevalence of violent crime in patients with schizophrenia, and in particular, to explore the contribution of familial risk factors...

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..Despite this uncertainty, current guidelines recommend that violence risk assessment should be conducted for all patients with schizophrenia...

..We aimed to determine what specialties were the most popular and desirable among candidates for training posts, and whether this differed by country of undergraduate training...

..5-1.5% of prisoners were diagnosed with intellectual disabilities (range 0% to 2.8% across studies). We conclude that the number of prisoners with intellectual disabilities is considerable and discuss implications for policy and practice...

..This study aimed to determine the population impact of patients with severe mental illness on violent crime...

..This study examines the influence of cognitive impairment, premorbid intelligence, and decision-making capacity to complete advance directives on the treatment preferences for life-sustaining medical therapy in the elderly...

..Assessment of the health of men aged 60 and over in English and Welsh prisons...

..In addition, we conducted a systematic review of investigations that reported on risk of homicide in individuals with schizophrenia and other psychoses...

..We find little to support their detention in the various purposes of prison put forward by legal philosophers and penologists, and conclude by raising some of the possible implications of The Human Rights Act 1998...

..To investigate factors associated with homicide after discharge from hospital in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses...

..We conclude that there is no evidence from this study of an increase in suicide rates following the introduction of SSRIs in the general population or in a high-risk inpatient sample...

..Further research is needed to address underlying mechanisms...

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..Although morbidity is high in prisoners compared with the general population, uncertainty exists over rates for natural causes of death. We investigated natural deaths in prisons in England and Wales over a 20-year period...

..To review studies of the prevalence of substance abuse and dependence in prisoners on reception into custody...

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..Underdetected, undertreated depressive illness in elderly prisoners is an increasing public health problem...

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..This research may assist in the planning of forensic and therapeutic services for the increasing number of older adults passing through the criminal justice system...

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..We aimed to establish whether lithium plus valproate was better than monotherapy with either drug alone for relapse prevention in bipolar I disorder...

..Some doctors who initially choose psychiatry do not pursue it as a long-term career. The study seeks to identify reasons for leaving psychiatry...

..Concerns continue about recruitment levels of junior doctors into psychiatry in the UK...

..To develop a patient centred approach for the assessment of competence to complete advance directives ("living wills") of elderly people with cognitive impairment...

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..The proportional excess of suicides of male prisoners has been increasing during the past quarter of a century, which underscores the need for substantial improvements in suicide prevention in prisons...

..INTERPRETATION: Worldwide, several million prisoners probably have serious mental disorders, but how well prison services are addressing these problems is not known...

..The evidence base for forensic mental health (FMH) services has been developing since the late 1990s. Are outcome measures sound enough for the evaluation tasks?..

..To describe and assess outcome measures in forensic mental health research, through a structured review and a consensus panel...

..To undertake a systematic review on structured violence risk assessment tools in individuals with schizophrenia...

..The association of psychosis with certain serious crimes, such as homicide, has been clearly demonstrated, but it is uncertain to what extent psychotic disorders are associated with arson...

..On the 200th birthday of psychiatry, it is fitting to reconsider the specialty's core values and renew efforts to use psychiatric skills for the maximum benefit of patients...

..The aim of the present study was to assess emotional disturbance and interpersonal attitudes in a representative sample of Iranian medical students and practitioners...

..Information on psychiatric morbidity of prisoners has almost entirely been based on research in Western countries and it is uncertain whether these research findings are applicable to other settings...