TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper describes the clinical and risk characteristics of patients admitted over the first four years of operation of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disordered (DSPD) NHS pilot at the Peaks Unit, Rampton Secure Hospital. There were 124 referrals, mainly from Category A and B prisons, resulting in 68 DSPD admissions. Clinically, 29% scored 30 or more on the Psychopathy Checklist. The most common personality disorders were antisocial, borderline, paranoid and narcissistic. There is a high risk of violent/sexual recidivism as measured by the Static‐99, Violence Risk Scale, and the Historical, Clinical and Risk Management Scale.
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SN  - 1463-6646
DO  - 10.1108/14636646200900019
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200900019
AU  - Sheldon Kerry
AU  - Krishnan Gopi
PY  - 2009
Y1  - 2009/01/01
TI  - The clinical and risk characteristics of patients admitted to a secure hospital‐based Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder unit
T2  - The British Journal of Forensic Practice
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 19
EP  - 27
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -