PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Marc Hillbrand
AU  - John L. Young
TI  - Instilling Hope Into Forensic Treatment: The Antidote to Despair and Desperation
DP  - 2008 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 90--94
VI  - 36
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/36/1/90.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/36/1/90.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2008 Mar 01; 36
AB  - The importance of hope in the treatment of physical ills is well documented. Less is known about its role in the treatment of mental illness. Hope, the expectation of achieving a goal, figures prominently among the curative influences that help forensic patients recover. The cognitive processes that fuel violence and bring patients into our care often result in the loss of hope. Successful treatment requires the restoration and fueling of hope as patients progress through the phases of recovery. We review the extant literature on hope as it relates to clinical concerns, including the genesis of violence, mood, adjustment to physical illness, spirituality, forensic assessment and treatment, staff morale, and patient-centered care.