U.S., March 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06854133) titled 'Factors of Effectiveness in Italian Forensic Treatment' on Feb. 25.
Brief Summary: Over the last few years, in Italy, the treatment of the mentally ill offender has undergone profound changes following a series of successive legislative interventions. Lastly, Law no. 81 of 30 May 2014 decreed the closure of the 6 active high-security psychiatric hospitals (Ospedali Psichiatrici Giudiziari = OPG), opting for a new model of forensic care.
The new Italian forensic treatment model is essentially community-based, exclusively managed by the health system, with rehabilitation and recovery purposes in the patient's home territory. Due to i...