MacInnes D
Centre for Nursing Research and Practice Development, Canterbury Christ Church University College, Canterbury.
Br J Nurs. 2000;9(15):992-8. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2000.9.15.5494.
Although a number of official reports have identified the needs of the caregivers of mentally disordered offenders (forensic clients), there has been limited research in this area. However, some consistent themes have started to emerge from the literature. The burdens being faced by healthcare professionals working with forensic clients are distinct from that of those working with non-forensic clients, with levels of violence directed towards the former being much higher. Levels of professional and social contact are also much reduced for healthcare professionals working in forensic psychiatry. New research seems to show that illness representations (beliefs) have an effect on the coping responses employed by the caregivers of forensic clients. This may be an area that caregivers can focus on in the future to both develop interventions and improve levels of contact and satisfaction with healthcare professionals.
尽管一些官方报告已经明确了精神错乱罪犯（法医鉴定客户）照料者的需求，但该领域的研究仍然有限。然而，文献中已经开始出现一些一致的主题。与法医鉴定客户打交道的医疗保健专业人员所面临的负担与那些与非法医鉴定客户打交道的人员不同，针对前者的暴力程度要高得多。从事法医精神病学工作的医疗保健专业人员的专业和社会接触水平也大大降低。新的研究似乎表明，疾病认知（信念）会影响法医鉴定客户照料者所采用的应对方式。这可能是照料者未来可以关注的一个领域，以便开发干预措施并提高与医疗保健专业人员的接触水平和满意度。
