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  • Follow-up study of 6.5 years of admissions to a UK female medium secure forensic psychiatry unit

  • John Tully, Alessandra Cappai, John Lally, Maria Fotiadou
  • Journal:
    BJPsych Bulletin / Volume 43 / Issue 2 / April 2019
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    27 September 2018, pp. 54-57
    Print publication:
    April 2019
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  • Aims and method

    We aimed to examine clinical and risk outcomes at follow-up, and reoffending and readmission rates, for a sample of 50 admissions to a female medium secure unit (MSU). Demographic, clinical risk assessment (HCR-20 and HoNOS-Secure) and quality of life data were collected using validated measures for all admissions to a female MSU ward in London, UK, between April 2008 and November 2014.

    Results

    All clinical and risk assessment scale scores had improved at follow-up. Quality of life compared favourably to community samples and was good for physical, social and environmental factors and acceptable for psychological health. Twenty-six per cent had at least one readmission, while 17.5% reoffended in the period studied. A longer duration of admission and use of restrictions on discharge was associated with reduced reoffending, but not readmission.

    Clinical implications

    Admission is associated with improvement on clinical risk assessment at follow-up. Longer hospital admissions and use of restrictions on discharge may be necessary to prevent reoffending in this group.

    Declaration of interest

    None.