Pre-sentence mental health service use predicts post-sentence mortality in a population cohort of first-time adult offenders

Purpose - With the high risk of death associated with mental disorders and their increased prevalence in offenders, it is judicious to investigate the risk of post-sentence mortality with respect to offenders’ psychiatric treatment history. Methods - Using linked administrative data for a whole-popu...

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Main Authors: Sodhi-Berry, N., Knuiman, M., Alan, Janine, Morgan, V., Preen, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Medizin 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40789