SynthesisBMC psychiatry2013
Mental health screening tools in correctional institutions: a systematic review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Reviews of Correctional Mental Health Services Using the STAIR Framework.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- The Health of America's Aging Prison Population.Epidemiologic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- A comparison of chronic conditions between transgender and cisgender individuals with recent incarceration and in the community in a United States county.International journal of transgender health · 2024Article
- Psychiatric disorders and comorbidity in a Spanish sample of prisoners at the end of their sentence: Prevalence rates and associations with criminal history.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Patterns and Predictors of Reincarceration among Prisoners with Serious Mental Illness: A Cohort Study: Modèles et prédicteurs de réincarcération chez les prisonniers souffrant de maladie mentale grave : Une étude de cohorte.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2021Article
- Validation of the Clinical Global Impression-Corrections Scale (CGI-C) by Equipercentile Linking to the BPRS-E.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Typologies of adversity in childhood & adulthood as determinants of mental health & substance use disorders of adults incarcerated in US prisons.Child abuse & neglect · 2020Article
- Results of the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen Across Repeated Jail Bookings.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2019Article
- Improving the Evaluation of Adult Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System With Computerized Adaptive Testing.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2019Article
- Depression and psychosis related to the absence of visitors and consumption of drugs in male prisoners in Ecuador: a cross sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2019Article
- Two Challenges Affecting Access to Care for Inmates with Serious Mental Illness: Detecting Illness and Acceptable Services.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Article
- Mental Health Screening and Differences in Access to Care among Prisoners.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Article
- Identification and treatment of offenders with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the prison population: a practical approach based upon expert consensus.BMC psychiatry · 2018Article
- Decision curve analysis as a framework to estimate the potential value of screening or other decision-making aids.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2018Article
- The DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure as a Screening Tool.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundPast studies have identified poor rates of detection of mental illness among inmates. Consequently, mental health screening is a common feature to various correctional mental health strategies and best practice guidelines. However, there is little guidance to support the selection of an appropriate tool. This systematic review compared the sensitivity and specificity of mental health screening tools among adult jail or prison populations.
methodsA systematic review of MEDLINE and PsycINFO up to 2011, with additional studies identified from a search of reference lists. Only studies involving adult jail or prison populations, with an independent measure of mental illness, were included. Studies in forensic settings to determine fitness to stand trial or criminal responsibility were excluded. Twenty-four studies met all inclusion and exclusion criteria for the review. All articles were coded by two independent authors. Study quality was coded by the lead author.
resultsTwenty-two screening tools were identified. Only six tools have replication studies: the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen (BJMHS), the Correctional Mental Health Screen for Men (CMHS-M), the Correctional Mental Health Screen for Women (CMHS-W), the England Mental Health Screen (EMHS), the Jail Screening Assessment Tool (JSAT), and the Referral Decision Scale (RDS). A descriptive summary is provided in lieu of use of meta-analytic techniques due to the lack of replication studies and methodological variations across studies.
conclusionsThe BJMHS, CMHS-M, CMHS-W, EMHS and JSAT appear to be the most promising tools. Future research should consider important contextual factors in the implementation of a screening tool that have received little attention. Randomized or quasi-randomized trials are recommended to evaluate the effectiveness of screening to improve the detection of mental illness compared to standard practices.
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