Forensic Mental Health

Mary McMurran is Professor of Personality Disorder Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham University.Najat Khalifa works in the School of Community Health Sciences, Nottingham University.Simon Gibbon is a Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry at Nottingham University, and an Honorary Specialist Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

• 1. Introduction: The Criminal Justice System and Mental Health Legislation  2. Mental Disorder and Offending  3. Entering the Forensic Mental Health System  4. Forensic Mental Health Services  5. The Multidisciplinary Team  6. Risk Assessment  7. Treatments in Prison and Probation Services  8. Treatments in Mental Health Settings  9. Leaving the System, Patients' Rights and Advocacy

"'I believe that this will be an invaluable reference guide to anyone who is entering (or thinking of entering) the field, While it may have its greatest appeal to the novice practitioner who wishes to understand the difficult terrain, it will also benefit the more established practitioner provided that he/she is prepared to listen to what it has to say.' Professor Conor Duggan"