Long-stay in forensic-psychiatric care in the UK

ConclusionThis study identified a significant proportion of long-stayers in forensic settings in England. Sociodemographic factors identified in studies in individual settings may be less important than previously thought. The large variation in prevalence of long-stayers observed in the medium secure sample warrants further investigation.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research