Achtergrond Het is bekend dat gestructureerde instrumenten voor taxatie van het kortetermijnrisico bijdragen aan het voorspellen van fysiek agressief gedrag bij patiënten in de acute psychiatrie. Doel Onderzoeken of de Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC), een instrument voor de inschatting van fysieke agressie …

In deze handreiking bieden wij richtlijnen voor het behandelen van vrouwen in de (gemengde) klinische forensische zorg. Deze zijn gebaseerd op literatuuronderzoek, een enquête (ingevuld door 295 professionals), interviews met 22 professionals en 11 patiënten (acht vrouwelijke, drie mannelijke), twee …

A previous study found a variety of unusual sexual interests to cluster in a five-factor structure, namely submission/masochism, forbidden sexual activities, dominance / sadism, mysophilia, and fetishism (Schippers et al., 2021). The current study was an empirical replication to examine whether these …

The HCR-20V3 is a violence risk assessment tool that is widely used in forensic clinical practice for risk management planning. The predictive value of the tool, when used in court for legal decisionmaking, is not yet intensively been studied and questions about legal admissibility may arise. This article …

"Background: Victimization is highly prevalent in individuals with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and is an important risk factor for mental health problems and violent behavior. Not much is known, however, about victimization history in women with MID-BIF …

Overzichtsuitgave bij het 10-jarig bestaan van de gecombineerde onderzoeksgroep LEVO/NP, bestaande uit de leerstoelgroep Levensbeschouwelijke Vorming aan de Universiteit Utrecht (UU) en het lectoraat Normatieve Professionalisering aan de Hogeschool Utrecht (HU). Met bijdragen van: Cok Bakker, Bram de …

"Purpose – Despite the rising number of females in forensic psychiatry, research about their characteristics remains limited and is currently lacking in Belgium. Optimizing knowledge about the characteristics of these women will lead to a better understanding of this specific group. Therefore, the aim …

Therapy alliance has been studied largely in voluntary psychotherapy but less is known about its predictive factors for positive alliance and treatment outcome in forensic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between offenders’ emotional states and therapy alliance. Moreover, …

Insomnia has a negative impact on mental health and is a potential risk factor for impulsive and problematic behavior. This multicenter, cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of insomnia and underlying and maintaining factors in a group of forensic psychiatric inpatients (N = 281). Insomnia …

The probationer–probation officer working alliance plays an important role in the outcome of probation supervision. This study explored the development of the working alliance between probationers and probation officers in the Netherlands, from the perspective of both probationers and probation officers. …