High Security Settings in Flanders: An Analysis of Discharged and Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Patients

Background Two Forensic Psychiatric Centres (FPC) were implemented the last decade in Flanders in Ghent (2014) and Antwerp (2017). FPCs are forensic institutions for forensic psychiatric patients with a high recidivism risk and a high security need. The objective of FPCs is to create a care process with sufficient flow (from high to lower forms of security), and transitions (from specialized forensic care to regular psychiatric care). Aims To examine the characteristics of the high security population in FPCs, treatment length, number of discharges, and discharge locations and to determine the... Mehr ...