Investigating 'treat culture'in a secure care service: a study of inpatient NHS staff on their views and opinions on weight gain and treat giving for patients in a forensic …

A Attala, J Smith, AA Lake… - Journal of Human Nutrition …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Obesity is a significant health inequality within forensic secure care mental
health/learning disability inpatient settings. Patients may be at increased risk of developing …

What are the key influences and challenges around weight management faced by patients in UK adult secure mental health settings? A focused ethnographic …

S Mills, EFS Kaner, SE Ramsay, I McKinnon - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Excess weight is highly prevalent in secure (forensic) mental health services and
impacts negatively on patients' physical and mental health. This study sought to identify the …

A right to be fat? A survey of weight management in medium secure units

C Oakley, F Mason, E Delmage… - The Journal of Forensic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is a significant problem among patients in mental health services, with implications
for morbidity and mortality. This is particularly challenging in forensic services where …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding weight management in adult secure mental health services: findings from a mixed-methods study in Northern England

S Mills, E Kaner, S Ramsay, I McKinnon - The Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Obesity and associated morbidity and mortality are major challenges for people
with severe mental illness, particularly in secure (forensic) mental health care (patients who …

Staff perspectives on obesity within a Welsh secure psychiatric inpatient setting

JL Davies, R Bagshaw, A Watt, P Hewlett… - The Journal of Mental …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to understand the perceived causes and consequences of weight
gain within a secure psychiatric inpatient service in South Wales. Design/methodology …

Tackling obesity in mental health secure units: a mixed method synthesis of available evidence

M Johnson, M Day, R Moholkar, P Gilluley… - BJPsych Open, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe prevalence and incidence of obesity are high in people with severe mental
illness (SMI). In England, around 6000 people with SMI access care from secure mental …

Supporting healthy eating practices in a forensic psychiatry rehabilitation setting

N Forsyth, J Elmslie, M Ross - Nutrition & Dietetics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To evaluate the confidence and education requirements of nursing staff to provide
evidence‐based nutrition advice and practical assistance to patients of a healthy living …

[HTML][HTML] Motiv8: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a weight management intervention for adults with severe mental illness in secure forensic …

R Carney, H El-Metaal, H Law, S Savage… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction People with severe mental illness have physical comorbidities which result in
significant reductions in quality of life and premature mortality. Effective interventions are …

Exploring Factors Implicated in Secure Psychiatric Inpatient Weight Gain and Obesity

J Davies - 2021 - figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk
People who have serious mental illness experience greater levels of early mortality
compared to their mentally healthy counterparts (Chesney, Goodwin & Fazel, 2014). This …

What are we doing about weight management in forensic psychiatry? A survey of forensic psychiatrists

C Haw, J Stubbs - The British Journal of Forensic Practice, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–Patients in secure units are at high risk of obesity because of antipsychotic
medication, restrictions on freedom, and poor motivation to eat healthily and exercise. The …