Although there is considerable evidence showing that the prevention of mental illnesses and
adverse outcomes and mental health promotion can help people lead better and more …

This month's issue of BJPsych International focuses on Bangladesh, one of the most densely
populated countries in the world and geographically vulnerable to a wide range of natural …

This book aims to understand how Asian jurisdictions conceptualise rehabilitation within
both the correctional and forensic mental health sectors. Little has been written about …

Forensic psychiatry, the intersection of psychiatry and the legal system, has gained
recognition and importance worldwide. However, it has been a neglected domain in …

Bangladesh is a lower-middle-income country in Southern Asia with the highest population
density in the world. The prison population is large in absolute terms, although incarceration …

This chapter examines the regulatory landscape of life imprisonment in Bangladesh, the
rights of life-sentenced prisoners as enshrined in law, in order to uncover legal strengths that …