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Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Low oxytocin levels in schizophrenia patients involved in crime and the relationship of these levels to aggression, empathy and forgiveness	41
The development of a model of decision-making during an act of serious violence using the Critical Decision Method	21
Unlocking a taboo topic: the sexuality of institutionalized men within a forensic psychiatric facility	17
An investigation of mental health care pathways for patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours	11
Meta-aggregative systematic review of the needs of caregivers for individuals with mental illness who have offended and are involved in secure forensic services	10
Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking	10
Psychometric examination of the Prosocial Behavior Scale and its associations with antisocial variables among Portuguese youth	10
Older women in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	9
Invisible trauma: women, difference, and the criminal justice system	8
“A No means No”: rape myth acceptance, victim blaming and hostile sexism as predictors of acceptance towards rape on a date among Pakistani adults	7
Ethnicity and older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	5
Becoming a teacher behind the walls: children through the eyes of early childhood teachers in penitentiary institutions	5
Evaluation of a self-report distress measure in a high-secure forensic population: CORE-OM psychometric properties and test structure	5
The relationship between sense of security and suicide risk in male prison inmates: a chain mediating effect through intolerance of uncertainty and motor impulsiveness	5
Older male inpatients in secure mental health settings: an international comparison of mental illness, substance use, risk assessment, psychotropic and psychosocial treatment	5
The experiences of the Gypsy, Roma and Travelling communities in prison in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review	5
Cognitive impairment in prison-based alcohol and other drug treatment programs: a systematic review	5
The factor structure of assaultive behaviour among acute schizophrenia patients	5
The central role of borderline personality disorder in imprisoned people: a network analysis of mental disorder diagnoses	5
“Negative affectivity distorts thinking”: a multilevel analysis of criminogenic thinking among Pakistani incarcerated offenders	5
Dementia in forensic mental health settings: a scoping review	5
Convergent validity of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure in justice-involved youth: a multi-informant/multimethod perspective	5
Reflective practice, team polarisation, and therapeutic containment in inpatient forensic psychiatric care: a targeted narrative review	4
Brief summary of a realist process evaluation of liaison and diversion services for children and young people	4
The short- to medium-term predictive validity of the HoNOS-Secure on violence in a medium-secure forensic psychiatric ward in New Zealand	4

Which sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with recurrent incarcerations in adult male people who are incarcerated? A cross-sectional study	4
Characteristics of stalking in prison inmates serving time for offenses other than stalking	4
An analysis of motivating factors in 1,725 worldwide cases of mass murder between 1900-2019	4
Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review	4
Cannibalism in psychotic disorder: a rare case presentation	4
Aggressive behaviour and suicidal concerns during remand imprisonment and the relation to mental health(care)	4
Difficulties experienced by Turkish legal support officers in forensic interviews with individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities	4
Using technologies to evaluate response style in the competency crisis recommendations for evaluators	4
Dementia in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	3
Gender differences vs gender bias in forensic psychiatric assessment of non-psychotic mentally disturbed violent defendants in Denmark	3
Peer-delivered training of criminal offenders for aggression and distress management: a new approach in social treatment in prisons in Serbia	3
Behavioural, medical & environmental interventions to improve sleep quality for mental health inpatients in secure settings: a systematic review & meta-analysis	3
Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane , edited by Stephen Seager, 2014, Gallery	3
The contribution of social media toward racial trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in Black Americans: a forensic perspective	3
“I thought I’m better off just trying to put this behind me” – a contemporary approach to understanding why women decide not to report sexual violence	3
The Japanese M’Naghten Rule: the assessment of the insanity defence in Japan	3
Older adults’ trajectories through the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	3
Access to and the delivery of mental health services in women’s prisons in England: a thematic analysis of unannounced prison inspection reports	3
“It’s the last resort’’ forensic mental health nurses experience on the use of seclusion; implications for use and elimination in clinical practice	3
The incidence of headbanging as a form of self-harm among inpatients within a secure mental health setting – the impact of age, gender and diagnosis	3
A systematic review of neurodivergence, vulnerability, and risk in the context of violent extremism	3
Medical skin camouflage for women in prison with self-harm scars (COVER): randomised feasibility study	3
Going Dark - the Secret Social Lives of Extremists	3
Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in secure settings: a pilot study	3
Analysis of the impact of legal circumstances on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder hospitalizations in Portugal: a nationwide study	3
Signal detection analysis of affective prosody recognition in forensic inpatients who have committed sexual offenses	2
Big Five personality traits and COVID-19 fear as mediated by anxiety and depression among male prisoners	2
Experiences of mothering from prison; a qualitative evidence synthesis	2
The impact of firearm-related violence on future prison violence: a brief report	2
A qualitative study exploring patient experiences of art therapy in a female medium secure unit	2
The value of HoNOS in assessing mental health symptom severity and social functioning in forensic outpatients	2
A cross-sectional observational study of suicidal behavior among people in prison at Lajpore Central district jail, India	2
Service provision for older adults living in prison with dementia/mild cognitive impairment in England and Wales: a national survey	2
Inpatient forensic psychiatry in the time of COVID-19: a survey study of perceived mental health implications on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder	2
A qualitative and observational retrospective analysis of community treatment orders issued in Quebec for the year 2022	2
Relationship between childhood traumas, cognitive distortions and aggression in forensic psychiatry patients aggression in forensic psychiatry patients	2
A phenomenological approach to violence in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: examination of anomalous self-experience	2
Adverse childhood experiences in forensic psychiatric patients: Prevalence and correlates from two independent Canadian samples	2
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems: a systematic review	2
Social care for older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	2
Secure patient-therapist attachment following therapy for personality disorder in a forensic mental health setting	2
The reliability of jointly versus individually conducted competency to stand trial evaluations	2
Psychotherapy for forensic psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders: a mixed methods systematic review	2
Do forensic mental health services have an ethical duty towards victims of mentally disordered offenders?	2
Rapid tranquillisation use in adult mental health inpatient settings: an analysis of Danish complaints	2
Relationships between adverse childhood experiences, attachment, resilience, psychological distress and trauma among forensic mental health populations	2
Correction	2
A qualitative exploration of the views of people with lived experience of suicide within the criminal justice system	2
Is the prohibitive stance on sex and relationships in the UK forensic system justifiable?	1
Voluntary and coercive covert trading behaviour on low and medium secure psychiatric units: a cross-sectional study	1

Lawyer’s perception of embitterment in legal disputes	1
Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in exonerees: a brief report	1
Exploring factors influencing attitudes of professionals and paraprofessionals towards individuals who have sexually offended: a systematic review	1
The use of telemedicine in forensic psychiatry – a quick scoping review of literature from the time of the COVID-19 pandemic	1
A service evaluation exploring staff perceptions about the use and impact of electronic monitoring (GPS tracking) in a medium secure forensic psychiatric unit	1
A qualitative review and thematic synthesis of resident experiences in prison-based democratic therapeutic communities	1
A narrative review of psychopathy research: current advances and the argument for a qualitative approach	1
Differences between restrictive practices applied to men and women in UK secure mental health services	1
Experience of a cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness intervention for men with a history of traumatic brain injury in prison: a thematic analysis	1
De-stigmatizing marriage and family therapy for those justice- involved	1
Exploring starter typologies in a Turkish homicide offender sample with psychotic illness	1
Barriers and facilitators to relational practice and positive staff outcomes in forensic personality disorder settings: a rapid evidence assessment	1
A scoping review on self-control: insights from cross-domain conceptualizations and implications for forensic psychiatric treatment	1
Patients as educators in medical student education in forensic psychiatry: a scoping review of the barriers and facilitators	1
Statement of retraction: Red-teaming the panopticonFootnote* (mobilising adaptive change in secure and forensic settings)	1
Exploring the link between intelligence and drug abuse among juvenile felons in India	1
Appeals against detention in conditions of excessive security: an analysis of cases from medium secure units in Scotland	1
Forensic Psychoanalysis: from Sub-clinical Psychopaths to Serial Killers	1
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the mental health professionals stigma scale for occupational stress and burnout	1
The cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions amongst prison populations: a systematic review (research letter to the editor)	1
Inflammation markers in patients with psychotic disorder who have committed offenses and their relationship with criminal behavior	1
Intersections of childhood sexual abuse, autistic traits, and gender-related distress in forensic psychiatric evaluation	1
Medium secure mental health care for young people: decisions to detain	1
The utilisation of services by patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours	1
Recidivism rates among online child sexual exploitation material offenders: systematic review and meta-analyses	1
An assessment of interventions following moderate and high scores on the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression risk assessment tool in a forensic mental health unit	1
Cognitive behavioural therapy for anger and aggression in forensic mental health populations	1
Dropouts and refusers: clinicians’ insights and initiatives into reducing treatment attrition amongst young people who sexually offend	1
A demographic and clinical profile of prisoners accessing an assessment and treatment service within the offender personality disorder pathway	1
Disrobing behaviour in a forensic inpatient, a case report	1
End of life care for older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	1
Paraphilias: an update on nosology and diagnostic challenges	1
Convergent and predictive properties of three risk assessment instruments in a Canadian forensic mental health sample	1
Factors facilitating and delaying disclosure and reporting of child sexual abuse: insights from forensic interviews	1
Childhood onset violence and early onset schizophrenia. A molecular diagnosis of 15q13.2-13.3 duplication syndrome and the effects on insight and engagement	1
Moving on from forensic inpatient care: conversations with patients	1
Consistency of mental health screening results across repeated receptions into prison over 12 months	1
Entering the world of lock and key: the impact of an educational visit to a high secure forensic hospital on psychology students’ attitudes towards the patients within	1
When personal rational decision-making fails: examining the psychological limits of criminal punishment as a successful deterrent for white-collar offenders	1