TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of forced forensic psychiatric confinement on composition and structure in the personal networks of personality-disordered forensic psychiatric patients
AU - ter Haar-Pomp, Lydia
AU - Spreen, Marinus
AU - Volker, Beate
AU - Bogaerts, Stefan
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study explored to what extent the composition and structure of personal networks of personality-disordered forensic psychiatric patients changed before and after forced confinement in a forensic psychiatric centre. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 36 patients and selected members of their networks were examined. During forensic psychiatric treatment, patients reported a decrease in network size, in the number of high-risk network members, and in the number of social ties between these high-risk network members. Personal relationships were of shorter duration, with lower levels of contact frequency and reciprocity. No changes were observed in the patients' companionship, practical and emotional support networks. During forensic psychiatric treatment, patients reported some new relationships, especially with persons outside the forensic psychiatric centre. Information on compositional and structural personal network factors over time helps forensic mental health professionals to properly assess and manage the important dynamic social network conditions associated with recidivism.
AB - This study explored to what extent the composition and structure of personal networks of personality-disordered forensic psychiatric patients changed before and after forced confinement in a forensic psychiatric centre. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 36 patients and selected members of their networks were examined. During forensic psychiatric treatment, patients reported a decrease in network size, in the number of high-risk network members, and in the number of social ties between these high-risk network members. Personal relationships were of shorter duration, with lower levels of contact frequency and reciprocity. No changes were observed in the patients' companionship, practical and emotional support networks. During forensic psychiatric treatment, patients reported some new relationships, especially with persons outside the forensic psychiatric centre. Information on compositional and structural personal network factors over time helps forensic mental health professionals to properly assess and manage the important dynamic social network conditions associated with recidivism.
KW - Forensic psychiatry
KW - personal social network
KW - personality disorders
KW - dynamic risk and protective factors
KW - risk management
KW - SOCIAL NETWORKS
KW - LIFE-COURSE
KW - PROTECTIVE FACTORS
KW - CRIME
KW - RISK
UR - https://app-eu.readspeaker.com/cgi-bin/rsent?customerid=10118&lang=en_us&readclass=rs_readArea&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1080%2F14789949.2018.1467947
U2 - 10.1080/14789949.2018.1467947
DO - 10.1080/14789949.2018.1467947
M3 - Article
SN - 1478-9949
VL - 30
SP - 53
EP - 75
JO - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
JF - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
IS - 1
ER -