ABSTRACT Psychopathy in females has been understudied. Extant data on gender comparisons using the predominant measure of assessment in clinical practice, the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), points to a potential lack of measurement invariance (MI). If indeed the instrument does not perform equally …

Background: The Nurses in the Lead (NitL) programme consists of a systematic approach and training to 1) empower community nurses in implementing evidence, targeted at encouraging functional activities of older adults, and 2) train community nurses in enabling team members to change their practice. …

Substance abuse is an important risk factor for offending, but is mostly studied in males. The aim of this multicentre study is to gain insight into possible gender differences in substance abuse history and offending behavior in forensic psychiatric patients. Files were analyzed of 275 women and 275 …

Achtergrond: Zelfbeschadigend gedrag door forensisch psychiatrische patiënten maakt vaak grote indruk op alle betrokkenen en is een belangrijke voorspeller voor geweld naar anderen tijdens de behandeling. Doel: Beschrijven van incidenten van zelfbeschadiging door patiënten die opgenomen zijn in de forensische …

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, …

Purpose Incidents of self-injury by forensic psychiatric patients often have a deleterious impact on all those involved. Moreover, self-injurious behaviour is an important predictor for violence towards others during treatment. The aim of this study is to analyse methods and severity of incidents of …

Nederland heeft sinds 2017 de wet natuurbescherming, in deze wet staan richtlijnen van de Vogel- en Habitatrichtlijnen. Deze richtlijnen zijn opgesteld om de natuur en de dieren hierin te beschermen en te behouden. Er zijn in totaal 216 gebieden aangewezen in Nederland genaamd Natura 2000-gebied. Uit …

Rapport inclusief factsheet en filmpje. In het onderzoek ‘Werken op afstand bij de reclassering’ is gekeken hoe reclasseringswerkers en reclasseringscliënten online (begeleidings)gesprekken ervaren. Een belangrijk onderdeel is de werkalliantie: is het mogelijk om op afstand een goede dynamiek in de samenwerking …

The responsivity principle is a vital element in the risk-need-responsivity model. The working alliance is a good illustration of the intention of this responsivity principle. In this study, we examine the influence of the working alliance (WAMCI) between 199 offenders and probation officers on recidivism. …

Background. Violent criminal offenders with personality disorders (PD’s) can cause immense harm, but are often deemed untreatable. This study aimed to conduct a randomized clinical trial to test the effectiveness of long-term psychotherapy for rehabilitating offenders with PDs. Methods. We compared schema …