cjm 61: Mental Health
Editorial - Enver Solomon (Adobe PDF, 23KB)
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 61
- EDITORIAL
Enver Solomon - MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL DISORDER, SYSTEM DISORDER
Nigel South, Rose Smith and Gill Green look at the historical basis of the risk reduction agenda and recommend a reassessment. - WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT THE HIGH RATES OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN PRISONERS?
Paul Bebbington looks at the gaps in provision for the high proportion of offenders who suffer from mental and emotional disorders. - THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Tim Spencer-Lane and Andy Bell argue that extended provisions for orders for compulsory mental health treatment through the courts would not be in the best interests of human rights or beneficial treatment. - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE MAINSTREAM
Jennifer Rankin explains why mental health must rise up the policymakers' list of priorities. - VIOLENCE? WHICH VIOLENCE?
Jonathon E Lynch looks at violence in relation to mental illness - in particular, the violence suffered through harsh treatment and social exclusion. - 'DON'T KNOW, DON'T CARE'? POLICE AND THE MENTALLY ILL
Anthony Columbo compares the attitudes of police officers and other professionals to the mentally ill. - VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: PREVENTING VIOLENCE
Marion Janner surveys recommendations to improve conditions and thus prevent violence in wards. - THE PAIN INSIDE: WOMEN AND SELF-INJURY IN PRISON
Fiona Macaulay describes work with prisoners to create a resource women can use in their cells as an alternative to self-injury. - VIOLENCE FROM AN ATTACHMENT PERSPECTIVE
Felicity de Zulueta describes how violent behaviour may be rooted in trauma suffered during infancy. - MULTI-SYSTEMIC THERAPY: BEYOND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR
Brigitte Squire describes multi-systemic therapy (MST), an intervention model that addresses the complex systemic needs of the young offender within the family. - LESSONS IN COPING AND RESILIENCE
Enver Solomon and Julian Corner describe the approach Revolving Doors is developing with young people in the criminal justice system who have mental health problems and multiple needs. - CHILD DEATHS IN PENAL CUSTODY: BEYOND INDIVIDUAL PATHOLOGY
Barry Goldson argues that child deaths in custody should be viewed primarily as a systemic failing and state responsibility. - RACE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
One year on, Marcel Vige assesses the adequacy of goverment responses to the Bennett Inquiry, in particular the government's five-year plan to tackle racial inequality across mental health services. - DRE EXECUTIVE SUMMARYREDUCING REOFFENDING: LESSONS FROM PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING
Ros Burnett, Susan Batchelor and Fergus McNeill summarise some findings on the effectiveness of psychotherapy and counselling in reducing problematic behaviour and supporting the change process.RISKY BUSINESS: THE PROBLEM WITH MAPPPsTim Turner and Anthony Colombo analyse the contradictions in the risk management role of multi- agency protection panels. - THE ROLE OF LAY UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN MENTAL INCAPACITY DEFENCES
Arlie Loughnan discusses the importance of non- specialist understanding of mental illness in determining criminal responsibility.