BACKGROUND Elimination of suicide attempts is impossible, but they can be reduced dramatically by an organized planning. The present study aimed to survey the suicide trends in Fars province (Iran), during 2004-2009 to better understand the prevalence and status of suicide. METHODS This survey was a cross-sectional study. The demographic data were collected from the civil status registry betw...

This paper is based on the report following the National Research Agenda Meeting on Mental Health, Justice, and Safety held in Montreal on November 19, 2014, which convened academics; health, social, and legal professionals; and people with lived experience of mental illness from across Canada. The goal was to identify research priorities addressing relevant knowledge gaps and research strategi...

objective: there are disparities in mental health services (mhs) utilization within and between populations and several factors are studied as its potential correlates. identifying those correlates would help health policy makers to adjust service provision with characteristics of their community. to evaluate demographic, socioeconomic and system correlates of mhs utilization among married wome...

background and objectives: induced demand in healthcare is referred to as provision of unnecessary services or the patient by health services providers, while the patient is not aware of their unnecessity. apart from being unethical, this practice can potentially disturb the supply and demand balance in the health market, pose financial load on the patient, thread the patient’s health by imposi...

Aims and method To evaluate differences between male patients in secure psychiatric settings in the UK based on whether they are detained under civil or forensic sections of the Mental Health Act 1983. A cohort of patients discharged from a secure psychiatric hospital were evaluated for length of stay and frequency of risk-related incidents. Results Overall, 84 patients were included in the stu...

Declaration of interest The authors are orhavebeenpartofthe clinicalteamat the specialistunitevaluated. National Health Service (NHS) and social services expenditure on adults with learning disability is approximately £3000 million per annum (Department of Health, 2003) from which the costs of meeting the needs of those who are aggressive are estimated at £50–140 million (Netten et al, 2001). C...

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 ele...

BACKGROUND Prior research endorsed the establishment of sexual assault centres in the Netherlands because of the potential benefit for victims' mental recovery. In 2012, the first Dutch sexual assault centre was founded at the University Medical Center Utrecht. The aim of the centre is to provide 24/7 coordinated and integrated services (i.e., medical, forensic, and psychological) in one locati...

Introduction As reported by the editor of The Forensic ~ c h o , ' the number of applicants to the many forensic psychiatry training programs in this country has increased sharply. With the expanding corrections economy, "a bright idealistic generation" now has an opportunity to work with the "underbelly of society." It is at last possible to acknowledge openly that "Not every prisoner with a p...

The increase in the number of cases of financial fraud due to failure of statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities has given rise for the services of forensic accountants. This paper highlights how forensic accountants can be employed to resolve this challenge. The study was a theoretical research which considered the roles of forensic accountants in combating fraudulent activ...