Birgit Völlm – författare

This book explores the ways in which diversity and experiences of marginalisation are present in forensic mental health care settings around the globe and suggests ways of moving forward.Forensic mental health services provide care for a group of patients who are marginalised in several respects. Many have experienced childhood adversity and abuse, substance use, serious and chronic mental disorders, poor healthcare education or treatment, inadequate educational opportunities, social isolation, and pervasive forms of stigmatization. On top of these individual experiences of marginalisation, wide diversity exists across patients’ socio-demographic, cultural, and clinical characteristics. Chapters in this book discuss these crucial and often sensitive problems, such as working with transgender prisoners, the impact of incarceration for children from non-white backgrounds, cultural and linguistic diversity in forensic settings, and more.Combining global perspectives, current evidence and case studies, this book will be of interest to patients, carers, practitioners, researchers, and students of forensic mental health.

This book explores the ways in which diversity and experiences of marginalisation are present in forensic mental health care settings around the globe and suggests ways of moving forward.Forensic mental health services provide care for a group of patients who are marginalised in several respects. Many have experienced childhood adversity and abuse, substance use, serious and chronic mental disorders, poor healthcare education or treatment, inadequate educational opportunities, social isolation, and pervasive forms of stigmatization. On top of these individual experiences of marginalisation, wide diversity exists across patients’ socio-demographic, cultural, and clinical characteristics. Chapters in this book discuss these crucial and often sensitive problems, such as working with transgender prisoners, the impact of incarceration for children from non-white backgrounds, cultural and linguistic diversity in forensic settings, and more.Combining global perspectives, current evidence and case studies, this book will be of interest to patients, carers, practitioners, researchers, and students of forensic mental health.

This book provides an overview of forensic psychiatry, focusing on the provision of care in Europe as well as the legal and ethical challenges posed by long-term stays in forensic settings. The book also addresses the perspective of those working in forensic care by reviewing quality-of-life research and interviews with patients.

This book provides an overview of forensic psychiatry, focusing on the provision of care in Europe as well as the legal and ethical challenges posed by long-term stays in forensic settings. The book also addresses the perspective of those working in forensic care by reviewing quality-of-life research and interviews with patients.

This book presents the legal context and describes the ethical and practical challenges when using coercive measures in forensic psychiatric settings.

This book presents the legal context and describes the ethical and practical challenges when using coercive measures in forensic psychiatric settings.

Dieses Buch vermittelt alle notwendigen Grundlagen, um in der Forensischen Psychiatrie tätig werden zu können, ist aber auch für alle im Maßregelvollzug tätigen Personen mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissen geeignet. Es behandelt zunächst die relevanten rechtlichen Grundlagen in Deutschland, inklusive der Menschenrechte, die Begutachtung v.a. im strafrechtlichen Bereich, Theorien der Kriminalitätsentstehung sowie die Organisation von Behandlung in verschiedenen Institutionen.Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Vermittlung vertiefender Kenntnisse im Bereich der Behandlung von psychisch kranken Straftätern. Die Themen werden dabei von führenden nationalen und z.T. auch internationalen Experten dargestellt: Sie bieten aktuelles Wissen, insbesondere für das Verständnis aller im Maßregelvollzug anzutreffenden Störungs-/Deliktgruppen, sowie detaillierte Beschreibungen der dazugehörigen evidenzbasierten Behandlungsansätze. Auch typische Probleme, etwa mit Motivation und Widerstand, Therapieresistenz oder Zwangsmaßnahmen werden in eigenen Beiträgen adressiert. Den verschiedenen Berufsgruppen, z.B. der Pflege, der Ergotherapie oder auch der Genesungsbegleitung im Maßregelvollzug werden eigene Kapitel gewidmet. Auch die Perspektive und Bedeutung von Angehörigen wird beleuchtet. Kapitel zu ethischen Fragen, zu internationalen Aspekten und zur Forschung im Maßregelvollzug laden zur vertiefenden Reflexion ein. Abgerundet wird der umfangreiche Inhalt durch elektronisches Zusatzmaterial, welches den Brückenschlag zwischen Theorie und Praxis fördern soll.Dieses Buch deckt alle Inhalte ab, die zum Erwerb der Schwerpunktbezeichnung Forensische Psychiatrie erforderlich sind und eignet sich daher für Weiterbildungsassistenten, die den Erwerb dieser Schwerpunktbezeichnung anstreben.

Recent surveys demonstrate a high and possibly increasing prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners. Ethical conflicts may arise from the dual role of forensic psychiatrists giving raise to tensions between patient care/protection of the public.This book describes models and ethical issues of psychiatric healthcare in prison in several countries.