Dinkes, Cataldi, and Lin-Kelly (2007) claims that 78% of public schools reported one or more violent incidents during the 2005/2006 school year. School shootings are a rare but real threat on school campuses. Shootings at private schools are even less frequent with only a few recorded examples in the United States. This case study examines how a…

The prevalence of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a Finnish institution for people (n=421) with mental retardation was investigated. SIB was found to be most common among adults ages 18-34, those with more severe mental retardation, those with less adaptive skills, those with violent behavior, and those with childhood psychosis. (Contains…

Patient satisfaction studies concerning various treatment modalities are few among involuntary forensic psychiatric treatment. They indicate general satisfaction with medication, interactive treatment and occupational therapy but dissatisfaction with lack of privacy, insufficiently explained rules and inadequately explained reasons of seclusion.…