Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Vallentine et al (2010) - Coggle Diagram
Vallentine et al (2010)
Aim:
To determine the usefulness of group psychoeducation for offenders in a high security forensic psychoatric hospital
-
-
Sample:
42 male Broadmoor patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) for homicide, violence, sexual offence, arson and kidnap etc
-
-
-
What did they do
-
Groups provided information schizophrenia, depression and anxiety, emphasis on future relapse prevention
Modules included symptomolgy, treatment options and coping skills
-
Sessions included presentations, discussion and small group activities using case studies to explore personal issues in a safe/contained way
Tasks designed to encourage spontaneous discussion and reflection on issues concerning mental illness and its treatment in both hospital and community settings
-
-
Conclusion:
-
-
Future research could focus on the types of assessment used to measure the nature of changes and levels of 'insight'
Levels of aggression reported in standard incident documentation were observed to decrease following the group, although this was not significant
-
However, there is no control group