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9781901242423

Assessing Forensic Mental Health Need

by Cohen, Andrea; Eastman, Nigel
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    9781901242423

  • ISBN10:

    1901242420

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-08-01
  • Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Table of Contents

Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements xi
List of abbreviations
xii
Needs assessment policy
1(30)
Needs assessment in general health and mental health policy
Needs assessment for MDOs
Conclusions
Definitions
31(35)
Introduction
The social construction of `need'
The politics of `need'
The economics of `need'
Definitions of `need' and of related constructs
Defining `mentally disordered offenders'
Risk to others and the `needs' of MDOs
Defining services for MDOs
Defining
`needs assessment'
Conclusions
The survey approach
66(38)
Introduction
The survey approach and needs assessment for MDOs
Needs assessment surveys in the prison population
Needs assessment surveys in the special hospital population
Needs assessment surveys in other in-patient populations
Surveys of the individual clinical and social needs of MDOs
Related surveys within the criminal justice system
Conclusions
The rates-under-treatment approach
104(22)
Introduction
Sources and types of RUT information
The RUT approach and needs assessment for MDOs
Studies of RUT in secure services
Studies of RUT in general psychiatric services
Conclusions
The social indicator approach
126(15)
Introduction
Studies using social indicators to estimate service utilisation and `need'
The social indicator approach and needs assessment for MDOs
Conclusions
The key informant approach and the community opinion approach
141(8)
Introduction
The key informant approach and needs assessment for MDOs
The community opinion approach and needs assessment for MDOs
Conclusions
The definition and measurement of `ability to benefit' and outcome
149(16)
Introduction
Definition and measurement of outcome
Outcome, quality and service evaluation
The measurement of input, process and outcome in forensic mental health
Conclusions
Theory, research and practice: the need to assess need, and its dangers
165(36)
Introduction
Methods, definitions and measurement within methods
Comparison of the methodologies
Calculation by combination
Linking needs to services
The politics of needs assessment
The future of MDO services
References 201(16)
Index 217

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