Four years' experience of a regional secure unit

Higgo, Robert; Shetty, Girish

doi:10.1080/09585189108407651

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“…Concern about the distribution patterns of women in secure psychiatric units is well documented (Maden, 1996), with previous studies citing female/male ratios of 1:4 to 1:7 in medium secure units (Higgo & Shetty, 1991;Milne et al, 1995;Murray, 1996). Our figures (342 women) suggest that there are four times as many women in medium secure units now as there were in 1995 (Special Hospitals Service Authority, 1995).…”

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The changing climate for women patients in medium secure psychiatric units

Hassell¹,

Bartlett

2001

Psychiatr. bull.

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We conducted a telephone survey of medium secure units in England and Wales to determine the distribution of women patients. RESULTSThe survey identified 1836 medium secure beds, housing 342 women patients. Women in the NHS were housed primarily in mixedgender units (170 women, 94%). Most NHS beds in single-gender units were for men (56 beds), whereas most private sector beds in single-gender units were for women (79 beds). CLINICAL IMPLICATIONSIncreased awareness of the often inappropriateness of services for women in mixed-gender units has led to units deciding not to admit women patients and, inadvertently, more single-gender beds for men in NHS units than for women. The NHS units have to rely on private sector units to provide beds in singlegender units for women, perhaps at the expense of effective continuity of care.

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The changing climate for women patients in medium secure psychiatric units

Hassell¹,

Bartlett

2001

Psychiatr. bull.

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“…The setting up and early functioning of units has been the subject of numerous descriptive studies (e.g. Faulk, 1979;Higgins, 1981;Gudjonsson and MacKeith, 1983;Higgo and Shetty, 1991) which provide a valuable insight into the function of RSUs but do not attempt to measure the effectiveness of the new units and in this respect do not follow the recommendations of the Butler report.…”

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Re‐offending: patients discharged from a Regional Secure Unit

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McClintock

Rutter

et al. 1999

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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“…Higgo and Shetty (1991), for instance, have described changes in the pattern of admissions to a newly opened RSU (Scott Clinic, Merseyside) between 1983 and1987. They found that the proportion of patients admitted from the community increased whilst admissions from courts and prisons declined.…”

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First admissions to a regional secure unit over a 16-year period: changes in demographic and service characteristics

Ricketts¹,

Carnell²,

Davies³

et al. 2001

J. Forensic Psychiatry

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Arnold Lodge Regional Secure Unit has provided medium secure psychiatric care for the Trent Regional Health Authority since July 1983. We examined a series of 504 rst admissions to Arnold Lodge in order to explore trends in demographic and service utilization characteristics over 16 years. We found an increase in the admission of more serious offenders; a reduction in the length of stay; a decline in the proportion of psychopathically disordered patients; and a sixfold increase in the ratio of men to women.

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Four years' experience of a regional secure unit

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

The changing climate for women patients in medium secure psychiatric units

The changing climate for women patients in medium secure psychiatric units

Re‐offending: patients discharged from a Regional Secure Unit

First admissions to a regional secure unit over a 16-year period: changes in demographic and service characteristics

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