Models of care in forensic psychiatry

SUMMARY Forensic psychiatry services have grown and become more complex in structures, processes pathways. Legacy customs, practices changing policy are now organised into formal models of care. These written accounts how a health service is delivered, outlining best practice for patients progressing through the stages their condition care treatment available. This article explores four key elements model care: goals; pathways processes; programmes; systematic evaluation. It describes most common forensic services, which builds on structures stratified therapeutic security. also considers variations this basic or standard matched to needs arising from interrelationship with other parts mental population served criminal justice, primary physical health, housing welfare agencies.