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The Denis Hill Unit opened at Bethlem Royal Hospital.

Park Lane Hospital (later Ashworth Hospital) opened. Also the Institute of Psychiatry study published showing that homicidal behaviour is over represented in people suffering from schizophrenia.

Institute of Psychiatry was awarded an MRC grant to undertake a series of studies on the relationships between mental disorder and violent behaviour.

Large secure institutions are potentially vulnerable to abuse. High security (special) hospitals are no exception and in the 19th century Broadmoor Hospital was subject to at least two major investigations because of rumours of malpractice. In the 1980s there were… Continue reading →

The precursor of the Denis Hill Unit (the interim secure unit} opened at Bethlem Royal Hospital. The four early medium secure units served as role models for the rest of the country. However the purpose-built units were long-delayed. Even so… Continue reading →

A further Institute of Psychiatry study Psychiatric Aspects of Imprisonment was published outlining the history of prison psychiatric services and the development of Grendon prison. A study in Grendon prison showed that’s significant psychological change occurs in the therapeutic environment… Continue reading →

An Institute of Psychiatry survey of prisoners with epilepsy in England & Wales shewed that although such prisoners were overrepresented in prisons they were not especially prone to violent crime.

The Labour government with Barbara Castle as its Secretary of State for health accepted the Butler proposals and ring fenced capital funding for the proposed regional medium security units. So there was a flurry of activity in 10 of the… Continue reading →

The influential BUTLER REPORT (Cmnd.6244) was published. This also had been occasioned by severe overcrowding at Broadmoor Hospital. British forensic psychiatry was changed by this report. The Butler Committee recommended firming up the Glancy proposals and developing regional (medium) secure… Continue reading →

Grendon prison opened; this was the eventual outcome of the 1933 East-Hubert report and provided treatment for Norwood East’s non-sane non-insane (personality disordered) offenders using individual and group psychotherapy.