Forensic Mental Health Research

Forensic Mental Health Research is for psychiatrists or graduates in psychology, neuroscience, mental health nursing or similar disciplines. Develops necessary skills for scientific work on aetiology and effective treatment of mentally disordered offenders. Exceptional opportunities for research training with teaching from a distinguished multidisciplinary team. Ideal step towards a PhD.

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• Exceptional opportunities for clinical and research training with teaching from a distinguished multidisciplinary team.
• Strong emphasis on evidence-based practice and developing the critical skills to evaluate new research.
• Students come from a stimulating range of professional and academic disciplines.

PURPOSEDesigned for individuals with degrees in health related disciplines (e.g. medicine, psychology, neuroscience, mental health nursing). Aims to develop students’ analytical and research skills so they can pursue scientific work on the aetiology and effective treatment of mentally disordered offenders. We expect this MSc to provide an ideal first step towards a PhD.

DESCRIPTIONThe programme aims to provide students with the knowledge and advanced skills necessary to conduct research that will contribute to the identification of the causes of antisocial behaviour among persons with mental disorders, to the development of effective treatments for reducing antisocial and/or criminal behaviours and to the development of programmes to prevent these behaviours in children and adolescents at risk for mental disorders.