Najat Khalifa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Personality disorder and offender behaviour,, outcome measurement in forensic mental health, religion and mental health
1Wells Road Centre, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, UK
Dr. Khalifa (MD, FRCPsych), is an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychiatry at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is also the Regional Psychiatry Lead for the Ontario Region of Correctional Service Canada. He has obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Nottingham, and completed his Forensic Psychiatry training the United Kingdom.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Christian P Sales, Itai Matumbike, Najat Khalifa
Purpose
This study sought to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to forensically informed pre-discharge unit in England.
Design
Using a prospective service evaluation framework and a clinical case register (n=30) patients were assessed for any change over admission.
Findings
The results showed a statistically significant reduction in the security items and total scores on the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS), and the Clinical and Risk management items and t... view moreĀ»