... local authorities. Polly Radcliffe can be contacted at: polly.radcliffe@kcl.ac.uk 01 11 2019 29 11 2019 14 12 2019 19 12 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Alcohol Staff attitudes Female...

... of detained female systematic offenders. Design/methodology/approach – All case files of female systematic offenders who had been subjected to a special court order for systematic offenders in the period 2004-2014 were studied. A total of 81 fairly complete case files were selected for the study...

.... The Rush Sexual Inventory (RSI) offers 23 items for males and 16 for females, measuring sexual interest, satisfaction and activity over time (Zajecka et al., 1997). This could be utilised to prompt discussion and to investigate the impact that psychotropic drug use has played in any sub-optimal...

... studies to compare gender differences. Findings – Male cannabis users outnumber female users by 2:1, a similar gender ratio is found for those admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychosis. However this ratio increases significantly for those admitted to hospital...

... for themselves. The prospective design provides a contemporaneous account of events as they unfolded in situ. Dual diagnosis Assessment Female Risk factors Staff attitudes Treatment Women with mental illness, substance-dependence or both frequently come to the attention of service providers when...

... elements of the study. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Staff attitudes Substance use disorders Female Prostitution Risk behaviours Sex work It is estimated that 80,000 women are involved in street-based prostitution across the UK (Home Office, 2004), with a further...

... into categories. There was a single interviewer, who also wrote up and analysed the texts (Mays and Pope, 1995). Dual diagnosis Alcohol Depression Treatment Female […] at the broadest level, parenting encompasses the provision of care directed at children's physical, emotional and social needs...