Publications by authors named "G Mandarelli"
Obtaining informed consent in vulnerable populations like children and adolescents, is a relevant issue and raises ethical concerns. Minors are considered unable to consent to treatment, and permission from guardians is required for them. Nevertheless, several studies have been carried out on the competence of pediatric patients, with mixed results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the effectiveness of treatments approaches in reducing the risk of reoffending in stalking perpetrators.
Design: A systematic search was conducted on Medline/Pubmed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus.
Setting: The United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Italy.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates gender differences in a forensic psychiatric population, focusing on treatment needs of highly dangerous patients in Italian security measures facilities.
- Analyzing 730 patients, the research found that female offenders had higher rates of personality and depressive disorders, and were involved in more severe crimes like homicide compared to male offenders.
- Despite these differences, there were no significant variations in other sociodemographic or clinical factors, emphasizing the need for customized treatment approaches in forensic psychiatry.
After the approval of the law 81/2014, a new care-framework has been outlined for the psychiatric offenders in Italy and alternative facilities have been gradually activated. This pilot national survey was conducted in order to explore the attitudes of a panel composed by Italian psychiatrists, engaged in forensic not-engaged in forensic activities, on the changes related to the application of the law. We employed an ad-hoc questionnaire named SOPF: (in english: The Psychiatric Forensic Assessment after the Closing of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals) to explore the opinions regarding ten relevant issues in the field of forensic psychiatry and forensic assessment.
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