Tetley, Amanda and Hogue, Todd and Evershed, Sue (2010) Predictors of progression from high to medium secure services for personality-disordered patients. Personality and Mental Health, 4 (2). pp. 108-120. ISSN 1932-8621

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Abstract

A significant number of inpatients in English high secure hospitals are detained under the Mental Health Act of 2007 with a diagnosis of personality disorder. The main route of discharge for these patients is via mediumsecurity units. This study sought to determine if male personality-disordered patients’ ability to progress from high to medium secure services is associated with a level of violent risk (Historical, Clinical, Risk Management 20), clinical psychopathy (Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)) and evidence of specifi c personality disorder diagnoses (assessed using the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4th edition plus (PDQ-4) and Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)). Sixty-fi ve male inpatients within an English high secure personality disorder service who had been assessed using the relevant instruments in 2001 were followed up six years post-assessment to determine if they had progressed to a medium secure service. The results revealed that the antisocial scales of the PAI and PDQ-4, the PCL-R (particularly factor 1) and the PAI-Paranoid scale were reliable inverse predictors of institutional progression. The fi ndings from this study suggested that the needs of more severely antisocial and psychopathic, individuals might require greater consideration within forensic psychiatric services.

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Additional Information:	A significant number of inpatients in English high secure hospitals are detained under the Mental Health Act of 2007 with a diagnosis of personality disorder. The main route of discharge for these patients is via mediumsecurity units. This study sought to determine if male personality-disordered patients’ ability to progress from high to medium secure services is associated with a level of violent risk (Historical, Clinical, Risk Management 20), clinical psychopathy (Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)) and evidence of specifi c personality disorder diagnoses (assessed using the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4th edition plus (PDQ-4) and Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)). Sixty-fi ve male inpatients within an English high secure personality disorder service who had been assessed using the relevant instruments in 2001 were followed up six years post-assessment to determine if they had progressed to a medium secure service. The results revealed that the antisocial scales of the PAI and PDQ-4, the PCL-R (particularly factor 1) and the PAI-Paranoid scale were reliable inverse predictors of institutional progression. The fi ndings from this study suggested that the needs of more severely antisocial and psychopathic, individuals might require greater consideration within forensic psychiatric services.
Keywords:	Forensic Psychology, Personality disorder, Secure services
Subjects:	C Biological Sciences > C800 Psychology C Biological Sciences > C890 Psychology not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User:	Alison Wilson
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2010 21:20
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:41
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/2863

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