Mentally disordered firesetters in secure mental health care : a forensic mental health nursing perspective

Geoffrey L. Dickens, Michael Doyle

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Abstract

One in ten patients in secure mental health settings have a conviction for deliberate firesetting. This chapter views the issue of inpatient care and management from a forensic mental health nursing perspective. • Hodges’ Health Career – Care Domains – Model (HCM; Hodges, 1998) is used to provide an overview of the political, biological, psychological and sociological aspects of care and management. • Nurses can deliver and/or support all aspects of care and treatment and have particularly significant roles related to management of relational security and recovery-oriented practice. The HCM can be usefully supplemented by a firesetting-specific model to enhance nursing assessment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Psychology of Arson: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Managing Deliberate Firesetters
EditorsRebekah M. Doley, Geoffrey L. Dickens, Theresa A. Gannon
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages260-275
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781315685960
ISBN (Print)9780415810685
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • arson
  • psychological aspects
  • pyromania
  • firemaking
  • psychiatric nursing

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