A forensic day treatment program for personality-disordered criminal offenders

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The first forensic day treatment program in Holland was started in Feb 1992 at Dr. Henri van der Hoeven Klinik, a 90-bed locked facility for personality disordered criminals. Demographic, criminal and mental health data on 61 patients who started the program before Aug 14, 1994 show that the psychopathology of these patients was very high. The treatment seems to have been effective but tests were limited by the lack of a control group. Follow-up research will be necessary to see how long-lasting the beneficial effect was.

Care and treatment, Usage, Criminals, Psychotherapy

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Validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory for forensic assessments

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This article evaluates the validity of a self-report personality assessment used in forensic and correctional settings. Findings indicate that the assessment demonstrates construct validity and that relevant subscales are able to accurately predict violence, personality disorders, and psychosis in forensic psychiatric patients.

Canada, Research, Equipment and supplies, Testing, Test validity, Psychotherapy patients, Personality tests, Psychometrics, Psychology, Forensic, Forensic psychology

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Battered children, medical forensic aspects: a 20 year review from Eastern Hungary, 1963-1983

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This article discusses the history, incidence and four types of child abuse. Topics include neglect, physical, sexual and psychological abuse.

Hungary, History, Statistics, Child abuse, Child sexual abuse, Psychological child abuse

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