ABSTRACT
A thorough description of life and work with PD patients in the High Security Hospitals has now been provided. In the opening chapters the nature of PD, negative professional attitudes to PD patients, the organization of forensic psychiatric services for PD serious offenders, and their nursing care were all described. Through the intervening chapters, the challenges presented by PD patients to their carers have been presented, with information about how some nurses manage those challenges more positively. The roles of the hospital organization, and the clinical team, have been shown to either help or hinder positive attitudes. Furthermore, the attitudes of staff have been shown to have impacts within the ward and in the personal lives of staff.
