Mental disorders among offenders in correctional settings James R. P. Ogloff Incontrovertible evidence now exists to show that the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners far exceeds that found in…
Cognitive disorders, epilepsy, ADHD, and offending Norbert Nedopil ‘Cognitive disorders’ is a broad and heterogeneous diagnostic category, which includes different disorders, each with a distinct aetiology. They affect individuals in…
Offending, substance misuse, and mental disorder Andrew Johns This chapter deals with the relationship between offending, substance misuse, and mental disorder, and also describes approaches to clinical and medico-legal assessment….
Associations between psychiatric disorder and offending Lindsay Thomson Rajan Darjee Introduction The associations between psychiatric disorder and offending are complex. There has been a great deal of research into certain…
Psychosocial causes of offending David P. Farrington Introduction Scope of this chapter Offending is part of a larger syndrome of antisocial behaviour that arises in childhood and tends to persist…
General principles of law relating to people with mental disorder Michael Gunn Kay Wheat Introduction This chapter provides a scheme for assisting in the analysis of two areas of law…
The planning and provision of psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disability Nick Bouras Geraldine Holt Introduction The functioning of people with intellectual disability (ID) is affected by many factors….
Families with a member with intellectual disability and their needs Ann Gath Jane McCarthy Introduction It is now more than 30 years since children with intellectual disability were among the…
Special needs of adolescents and elderly people with intellectual disability Jane Hubert Sheila Hollins Introduction Social health and mental health needs change throughout life, and this chapter highlights those particularly…
Methods of treatment T. P. Berney Introduction The presence of intellectual disability (mental retardation) affects the character of treatment in a number of ways. 1 Limited communication will hamper diagnosis…
