Academic Journal
Q3Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
About Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.393 and H-index of 58.
Coverage: 2003-2026. Research categories: Clinical Psychology (Q3); Psychiatry and Mental Health (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending; Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints; Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis; Child Abuse and Trauma; Personality Disorders and Psychopathology; Schizophrenia research and treatment.
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Dawn Wilkinson
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2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2718914The prevalence of traumatic brain injury in a Scottish prison
India Arikan, Marlene Macinnes
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2716208Identification of risk and protective factors for violent behavior in a population of psychiatric forensic offenders in southern Italy (RISKMON)
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2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2701837Revocation and recidivism after high-security forensic treatment in French-speaking Belgium: social, clinical, judicial, and trajectory factors
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2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2699127Dropouts and refusers: clinicians’ insights and initiatives into reducing treatment attrition amongst young people who sexually offend
James L. Finney, Natalie Gately, Suzanne Rock, Jocelyn Jones et al.
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Rikas Saputra, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2692585Reflective practice, team polarisation, and therapeutic containment in inpatient forensic psychiatric care: a targeted narrative review
Kenichi Shizukawa, Yuki Kako, Narut Pakunwanich, Takahiro A. Kato et al.
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2693247The application of hip hop therapy in a forensic inpatient setting
Kim A. Dilati, Alison Short, Neil Hall, Sandra Garrido et al.
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2687738Exploring factors influencing attitudes of professionals and paraprofessionals towards individuals who have sexually offended: a systematic review
Tanzeel Ali Akhtar, Zoe Stephenson
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2686363Impulsivity and cognitive distortions in adult offenders in France: interaction profiles and comparison with the general population
R. Deperrois, N. Combalbert
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2685492A definition of relational security within forensic mental health care: a scoping review and content analysis
S.P.T.E. Greijmans, S. Gerritsen, C.J. Macfarlane, N.C. Kuin et al.
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2666788Clarifying the language of psychopathy
Cary Stacy Smith, Li-Ching Hung
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2662276Investigating the protective effects of social support on forensic inpatient admissions
Andrew Charalambous, Gerald H. Burgess, Rachel Holden
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2647907Barriers to safeguarding and accessing mental healthcare in care UK immigration removal centres: a contents analysis of HMIP inspection reports
Grace Hudson, Sarah Leonard
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2653630Introducing a MAPPA Level 1 referral procedure for patients detained under hospital orders: reflections on the implications for risk management
Alison Commissiong, Helen Codd, Emily Turley, Christine Crossman et al.
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2647909Barriers and facilitators to relational practice and positive staff outcomes in forensic personality disorder settings: a rapid evidence assessment
Jana Bowden, Anya Frude, Jane Senior
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2653637Development, application and initial findings of the Risk Screener Youth (RS-Y) screening of risk and protective factors for violence and criminality
Michiel de Vries Robbé, Sherena Spel, Rebecca van Bilsen, Zeger de Groot et al.
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2645590Rapid tranquillisation use in adult mental health inpatient settings: an analysis of Danish complaints
Martin Locht Pedersen, Søren Birkeland, Frederik Alkier Gildberg
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2026.2651185Reviews
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