title: Mentally abnormal killers in the UK health care system: issues facing the multidisciplinary team.
abstract: In the UK, mentally ill offenders can be assessed and given treatment and rehabilitation in a secure health care setting rather than in a correctional facility. Beds in such health care facilities are limited and evidence suggests that only the most serious offenders, such as those who have committed a homicide, are given priority. This paper examines the role of the Regional Secure Unit, a National Health Service provision, in the assessment and treatment of these offenders. A number of issues facing the multidisciplinary team are raised. A case study is presented to illustrate some of these points.
authors.affiliation: Regional Secure Unit, Prestwich Hospital, Greater Manchester, England.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hambridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom