Aims To identify the experiences of nursing in high secure forensic mental health settings
that may affect staff recruitment and retention. Background Recruitment and retention of …

Tensions between therapeutic and security needs on forensic wards can create a social
climate which is challenging for both mental health nurses and patients. Social climate refers …

Purpose: Nurses working in forensic psychiatry often encounter offenders who have a
severe mental illness, which may cause ethical challenges and influence nurses' daily work …

The outcome of care for patients sentenced to forensic psychiatric care is of importance not
only for the patient but also for society, in preventing new crimes. In recent years, a person …

Patients in forensic psychiatric clinics are a vulnerable and exposed patient group due to
suffering from a severe mental disorder, having committed a crime and being cared for …

This paper differs from conventional science and socially oriented studies of climate by
integrating concepts derived from both approaches. Based on interdisciplinary, trans …

Ward atmosphere is an important aspect of forensic mental health care. Positive perceptions
have been linked to satisfaction during treatment, quality of life, autonomy, involvement in …

For patients in long-term forensic psychiatric care (LFPC), a continuous search for treatment
possibilities remains important. An alternative viewpoint to these patients as being …

In the Canadian forensic psychiatric context, the concepts of risk and dangerousness
interact, intersect, and morph into the notion of significant threat to the safety of the public …

Background In secure residential facilities, group climate perceptions of clients with mild
intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning are systematically assessed for …