Assessing the Quality, Utility, and Value of Case Formulation in the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway

WHEABLE, VICTORIA

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The Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPDP) was co-commissioned in 2011 by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the National Health Service (NHS) to better manage high-risk offenders with personality disorder. To meet this aim, the OPDP provides offenders with a pathway of psycho...

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Published:	Swansea 2021
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
Supervisor:	Davies, Jason ; Horry, Ruth
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