Self-reported lifetime psychiatric hospitalization histories of jail detainees with mental disorders: comparison with a non-incarcerated national sample
Authors
Fisher, William H.Packer, Ira K.
Banks, Steven M.
Smith, David
Simon, Lorna J.
Roy-Bujnowski, Kristen M.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2002-10-31Keywords
AdultEpidemiologic Methods
Health Services Accessibility
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Mental Disorders
Mentally Ill Persons
Prevalence
Prisoners
*Self Disclosure
Socioeconomic Factors
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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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.Source
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2002 Nov;29(4):458-65.Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45169PubMed ID
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