Commentary on “the new Italian Residential Forensic Psychiatric System (REMS). A one-year population study”
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Mitchell EW, Cornish R, Fazel S. Commentary on “the new Italian Residential Forensic Psychiatric System (REMS). A one-year population study”. Journal of Psychopathology 2021;27:8-10
Abstract
Although prediction of risk to others (and management
of that risk) may be the sine qua non of forensic psychi atry, a large range of instruments, indicators, and other
outcomes are available 13. Domains other than risk will
also be important for the service and its patients, such
as mental health, quality of life, social function, and psy chosocial adjustment. The Italian REMS, as with MSUs
in the UK, seem to have been designed with these latter
goals in mind as much as minimizing risk and reducing
reoffending. Choosing service eligibility criteria and the
right outcome measurements will be key in evaluating
whether the Italian REMS succeed in their goals.
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