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To tell or not to tell? Psychopathic traits and response integrity in youth delinquency surveys
ConclusionsAlthough psychopathy does not seem to influence the capability and willingness to report personality traits accurately, it may be associated with endorsing dishonest responses to questions about specific behaviours that have possible repercussions. Our findings suggest that previously observed associations between adolescents' self‐reported delinquent behaviour and psychopathic traits may be underestimations of the strength of the effects. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Taina Laajasalo, Eeva T. Aronen, Suvi Saukkonen, Venla Salmi, Mikko Aaltonen, Janne Kivivuori Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A prison mental health in‐reach model informed by assertive community treatment principles: evaluation of its impact on planning during the pre‐release period, community mental health service engagement and reoffending
Conclusions and implications for practiceAssertive community treatment applied to prisoners with mental health problems was superior to ‘treatment as usual’, but more work is needed to ensure that agencies will engage prisoners in pre‐release care. The fact that the model showed some benefits in the absence of any increase in resources suggests that it may be the model per se that is effective. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brian McKenna, Jeremy Skipworth, Rees Tapsell, Dominic Madell, Krishna Pillai, Alexander Simpson, James Cavney, Paul Rouse Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Are offending trajectories identified in population sample studies relevant for treatment settings? A comparison of long‐term offending trajectories in individuals treated for substance abuse in adolescence, to a matched general population sample
ConclusionsDifferences between substance using and general population samples indicate that results from the latter could underestimate the severity, heterogeneity, and persistence of offending trajectories if merely generalised to individuals with substance use disorders. Our results also indicated that population‐based samples might be underpowered for detecting female offending heterogeneity. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yasmina Molero, Agne Larsson, Anders Tengström, Jenny Eklund Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Cognitive function is associated with prison behaviour among women in prison but not with subjective perception of adjustment to prison
Conclusions and Implications for Practice and Future ResearchResults indicate that cognition contributes to some of the behavioural problems displayed by inmates in the prison context. Future studies should evaluate the role of programmes to improve cognitive processes in also improving prison behaviour and also test for continuities and discontinuities with post‐release integrative success. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - September 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nuno B. F. Rocha, Duarte A. Fonseca, Alina B. Marques, Susana A. Rocha, Peter N. S. Hoaken Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A feasibility study of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation Mental Health Programme (R&R2MHP) in male offenders with intellectual disability
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Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alison Waugh, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Angharad Rees‐Jones, Susan Young Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Improving access to psychological therapies in prisons
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Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrew Forrester, Frances MacLennan, Karen Slade, Penelope Brown, Tim Exworthy Tags: Invited Editorial Source Type: research

The place of evidence in the treatment of sex offenders
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Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Conor Duggan, Jane Dennis Tags: Invited Editorial Source Type: research

The path from childhood behavioural disorders to felony offending: Investigating the role of adolescent drinking, peer marginalisation and school failure
ConclusionFindings were more consistent with the life course mediation hypothesis of pathways into crime than the behavioural continuity path, in that the effects of each disorder category were mediated by heavy drinking and educational failure. Preventing these adolescent risk outcomes may be an effective approach to closing pathways to criminal behaviour amongst behaviourally disordered children. However, as there was some evidence of a direct pathway from DBD, effective treatments targeting this disorder are also expected to reduce criminal offending. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behav...
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jukka Savolainen, W. Alex Mason, Jonathan D. Bolen, Mary B. Chmelka, Tuula Hurtig, Hanna Ebeling, Tanja Nordström, Anja Taanila Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Personality disorder in a probation cohort: Demographic, substance misuse and forensic characteristics
ConclusionsIn this broadly representative sample of offenders serving community sentences in a defined geographical area, those with personality disorder were not more likely to attract higher risk of recidivism ratings, but they were more likely to have problems with heavy alcohol and/or illicit drug misuse. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Graham Pluck, Charlie Brooker, Robert Blizard, Paul Moran Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Predictors of post‐sentence mental health service use in a population cohort of first‐time adult offenders in Western Australia
ConclusionsOur findings highlight the discontinuity of mental healthcare for most sentenced offenders, but especially prisoners, and suggest a need for better management strategies for these vulnerable groups with mental disorders. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nita Sodhi‐Berry, Matthew Knuiman, David B. Preen, Janine Alan, Vera A. Morgan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Assessment of psychiatric disorders among sex offenders: Prevalence and associations with criminal history
ConclusionsOur study adds to the literature that suggests that psychiatric assessment is likely to have an important role in the management and treatment of sex offenders. The finding that multiple disorders are common in this group and associated with more convictions for sex offences suggests that failure to include psychiatric assessment in planning the management of sex offenders may increase the risk of recidivism. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yung Y. Chen, Chiao‐Yun Chen, Daisy L. Hung Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Single‐Victim and Serial Sexual Homicide Offenders: Differences in Crime, Paraphilias and Personality Traits
ABSTRACT BackgroundInformation on psychopathological characteristics of sexual homicide offenders is scarce. AimsTo investigate criminal, paraphilic and personality trait differences between serial and single‐victim sexual homicide offenders. MethodsAll 73 single‐victim and 13 serial sexual homicide offenders presenting within a cohort of 671 men sentenced for sexual crimes between 1994 and 2005 and serving their sentence in one high‐security Canadian prison and who consented to interview were assessed and compared on their offending patterns, personality pathology and paraphilic behaviours. ResultsSerial sexual homi...
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Eric Beauregard, Wade C. Myers Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The validity and clinical utility of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument – version 2 (MAYSI‐2) in the UK
ConclusionsThe poor ability of the MAYSI‐2 and YSR to discriminate and specify disorders is likely to reflect the high rates of co‐morbidity. The fact that 90% of the participants reached the caution cut‐off for any scale on the MAYSI‐2, while suggesting its limited use as a screening tool for this sample, is probably best reflective of the high levels of psychopathology of incarcerated young people in England and Wales since particular efforts to divert as many as possible from custody. A more holistic and comprehensive approach to assessing health needs on admission into custody may be necessary for such a popula...
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charlotte Lennox, Kate O'Malley, Vicky Bell, Jenny Shaw, Mairead Dolan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Participation in a 9‐month selected physical exercise programme enhances psychological well‐being in a prison population
ConclusionsOur evidence, taken together with general population studies, supports introduction of supervised, moderately intense exercise for at least 1 h per week for men in prison. They form a high risk group for mental disorders, and such exercise reduces depression and anxiety. Minimal special equipment is needed for CRT. Further research should replicate the study in a larger, multi‐centre trial, and examine impact on shorter‐term and longer‐term prisoners, female prisoners and effects on recidivism. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Claudia Battaglia, Alessandra Cagno, Giovanni Fiorilli, Arrigo Giombini, Paolo Borrione, Francesca Baralla, Marco Marchetti, Fabio Pigozzi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Anti‐social personality characteristics and psychotic symptoms: Two pathways associated with offending in schizophrenia
This study aimed to test the hypotheses (1) that the personality of early starters and non‐psychotic offenders would be similar, but different from either late‐starter group; (2) that the late‐starter groups would be more likely to have positive psychotic symptoms than non‐criminal patients with schizophrenia; and (3) that symptom types would differentiate the psychotic groups. MethodsA retrospective file study was conducted on cases of 97 early starters, 100 late starters and 26 late first offenders all drawn from the Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (NIFP) archives 1993–2008, 115 non...
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Josanne D. M. Van Dongen, Nicole M. L. Buck, Marko Barendregt, Nico M. Van Beveren, Edwin De Beurs, Hjalmar J. C. Van Marle Tags: Original Article Source Type: research