Self-reported lifetime psychiatric hospitalization histories of jail detainees with mental disorders: Comparison with a non-incarcerated national sample
| Autor: | David Smith, Ira K. Packer, Kristen M. Roy-Bujnowski, William H. Fisher, Steven M. Banks, Lorna J. Simon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Hospitals Psychiatric Male medicine.medical_specialty Self Disclosure Health (social science) Data call Sample (statistics) Health Services Accessibility Mentally Ill Persons Prevalence medicine Humans Risk factor Psychiatry Mental Disorders Prisoners Health Policy Public health Mentally ill Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental illness medicine.disease Hospitalization Health psychology Massachusetts Socioeconomic Factors Epidemiologic Methods Psychology Clinical psychology Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 29:458-465 |
| ISSN: | 1556-3308 1094-3412 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02287351 |
| Popis: | Lack of access to hospitalization is an often-cited risk factor for incarceration among persons with severe mental illness. This proposition is examined by comparing self-reports of lifetime psychiatric hospitalization histories of mentally ill jail inmates with data from a national sample of non-incarcerated mentally ill. Roughly 52% of mentally ill jail detainees reported at least one psychiatric hospitalization, a rate nearly three times that of the comparison group. The data call into question the notion that mentally ill jail inmates have reduced access to psychiatric inpatient treatment, without addressing the adequacy of the treatment received. Longitudinal studies are needed to explore temporal relationships to better understand the relationship between mental health treatment and criminal justice involvement. |
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