Richard Mottershead
Department of Nursing, University of Sharjah, College of Health Sciences, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesPublications
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Research Article
A Social Constructionist Influenced Scoping Review of Addictions, Deviance and Crime: Biopsychosocial Perspectives for the Emerging Forensic Mental Health Nursing and Healthcare Services of the Middle East
Author(s): Richard Mottershead*, Nafi Alonaizi, Muhammad Arsyad Subu, Mustafa Habeb, Wegdan Bani-Issa, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Mini Sara Abraham, Sadeq Al-fayyadh, Ruwaya Khalfan Saif Almesafri, Ali Alhaiti, Khalid Awad Al-kubaisi, Conrad Murendo, Mohammed Al-Jabri, John Hall and Chloe Harrison
Background: Nurses and healthcare professionals employed within correctional and forensic mental health settings encounter unique challenges in the care of their patients due to the custodial and restrictive environments. Regions within the Middle East, such as the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have experienced exponential economic and healthcare infrastructural development recently. Mental health has been prioritized for development by recent legislation and practice developments which incorporates the development of specialist Forensic psychiatry services mediating a need for specialized nurses and allied healthcare staff. Traditionally, forensic care was provided under general services. The need to progress specialist forensic services with a focus on the multi-disciplinary staff that seeks to develop safer communities, enhanced care and supp.. Read More»