Evaluating the Effectiveness of Forensic Psychiatric Prevention

• Main Authors: Makushkina O.A., Bulygina V.G
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2014-11-01
• Series: Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
• Subjects: people with mental disorders; public danger; system of forensic psychiatric prevention
• Online Access: http://psyedu.ru/files/articles/psyedu_ru_2014_3_Buligina_Makushina.pdf

We discuss the quantitative indicators, the analysis of which gives an idea of the strengths and means at the disposal of forensic health care. We discuss the possibility of using the existing statistical monitoring system for a dynamic assessment of the quality of the measures for primary prevention of socially dangerous acts and implementation of compulsory medical measures at the regional and federal levels. We emphasize the quality indicators of the process for specialized assistance: security environment, organizational culture, training and upgrading the skills of staff, completeness and quality of psychosocial interventions, the degree of profiling the psycho-educational work, the quality of psychotherapeutic contact and its dynamics. We discuss the problem of the validity of the criteria of rehabilitation interventions success by compliance with the methodological principles for the evaluation of their effectiveness. We suggest ways to improve the effectiveness of regional mental health services for the prevention of socially dangerous acts, approaches to peer review and monitoring of the work