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Table 2 Heat map of experts’ rating for all items listed in round-two in ranked order

From: “Who needs secure services for personality disorder?” Results of an expert Delphi study with professional staff

Items

Likely

Unlikely/Uncertain

Consensus?

PD + SMIa

94.44%

5.56%

Yes

Psychiatric History

91.67%

8.33%

Yes

Co-morbid PD

86.11%

13.89%

Yes

BPD

83.33%

16.67%

Yes

High Motivation

83.33%

16.67%

Yes

Self-Harm

82.86%

17.14%

Yes

Suicidal Ideation

77.78%

13.89%

Yes

Lack of Progress in Prison

77.14%

22.86%

Yes

PD + MIb Not Severe

75%

25%

Yes

Need for Further Assessment

71.43%

28.57%

Yes

PPD

69.44%

30.55%

Yes

Poor Social Functioning

69.44%

30.56%

Yes

MI Managed by Medication

68.57%

31.43%

Yes

Interpersonal Aggression

66.67%

33.33%

Yes

High Risk

65.71%

34.29%

Yes

Very High

65.71%

34.29%

Yes

Previous Trauma

62.86%

37.14%

Yes

Prison - Previous Psych Treat

60%

40%

Yes

Impulsivity

55.56%

44.44%

Yes

Offence History

51.43%

48.57%

Yes

Any other Psych Treatment

51.43%

48.57%

Yes

Hostility

50%

50%

Yes

10+ Convictions

45.71%

54.29%

No

LD

45.71%

54.29%

No

Age 35<

44.44%

55.56%

No

Sexual Index Offence

40%

60%

No

Medium Risk

37.14%

62.86%

No

  1. aSMI Severe and enduring mental illness
  2. bMI Mental illness