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In this presentation, possibilities for the incorporation of neurofeedback into the repertoire offorensic psychotherapy are explored. After a brief description of the method, an overview of theempirical evidence of its efficacy in specific areas of treatment is presented. This evidence isthen translated into possible applications of neurofeedback in various areas of offender treatmentincluding domestic violence, various other forms of violent and anti-social behavior, certainforms of sexually abusive behavior, and criminal behavior of an obsessive compulsive nature. Itis stressed in this presentation that neurofeedback is still a relatively new subject of empiricalresearch in most areas of treatment. To date, robust evidence of its efficacy exists only for thetreatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance Use Disorder(SUD).The Optimation in the Process of Getting Privileges During Therapy in ForensicPsychiatryChristina Maass, University of Rostock (christina.maass@uni-ulm.de)Kristina Wedler, University of Rostock (wedlerkr@med.uni-rostock.de)Relapse prevention through rehabilitation is one of the central tasks of treatment in forensicpsychiatric hospitals. To practically prepare for the release of patients and their reintegration intosociety, graduated stages of liberalisation are allowed during the process of therapy. A positiveprognosis therefore presents the essential condition of receiving such parole. The aim of thisstudy (granted by the Ministry of Social Affairs Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian) at theHospital for Forensic Psychiatry in Rostock was to optimise the existing decision base for thegranting of liberalisations during treatment in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Moreover, theplacing of liberalisations should be arranged in a more effective and time saving way. Based on adetailed literature analysis, suitable prognostic tools were highlighted. In addition, on the basis ofan employee survey, strengths, weaknesses and chances of the currently used checklist wererevealed. Every employee who was involved in the therapeutic process of a patient had to fill outthis checklist. The optimised and renewed checklist is compared to the “old” one with regard toeffectiveness, time saving and the appearance of incidents during times of paroles, and thesecomparisons are discussed. The findings of a final employee survey regarding the practicabilityof the new checklist will also be presented.Murders as the First Criminal Episode for Schizophrenic Patients in Japan'sNew Forensic Psychiatric Service under the Medical Treatment and SupervisionActShingo Yoshioka, Higashi Owari National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan(yoshisn@eowari.hosp.go.jp)170