title: Women in medium secure care: tracking treatment progress for changes in risk profiles and treatment engagement.
abstract: The treatment and risk management programmes in a women's medium secure service are described. Changes in risk profiles and its relationship to treatment engagement are examined in a cohort of women during their stay in a medium secure service. Findings show that clinically significant reductions in risk behaviours were paralleled by increases in treatment engagement. The clinical healthcare implications of these findings are discussed along with the need for further research.
authors.affiliation: St Andrew's Healthcare, Northampton, UK. clong@standrew.co.uk
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dolley
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hollin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012308:Risk Management; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012637:Security Measures; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult