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ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2022

Prevalence of Mental Health and Addiction Service use Prior to and During Incarceration in Provincial Jails in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Paul Kurdyak, Erik L Friesen, Jesse T Young, Rohan Borschmann, Javaid Iqbal, Anjie Huang, Fiona Kouyoumdjian

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Article in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Paul Kurdyak7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8115-7437
Erik L Friesen7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4261-2534
Jesse T YoungJustice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, 50066Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5702-372X
Rohan BorschmannJustice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, 50066Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Javaid IqbalICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Anjie HuangICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9148-1038
Fiona KouyoumdjianICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6869-7516
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAThe University of Melbourne · AUMcMaster University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIndividuals with mental illness and addiction are overrepresented in prisons. Few studies have assessed mental health and addiction (MHA)-related service use among individuals experiencing incarceration using health administrative data and most focus on service use after prison release. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of MHA-related service use in the 5 years prior to and during incarceration.

methodsWe used linked correctional and administrative health data for people released from Ontario provincial jails in 2010. MHA-related service use in the 5 years prior to the index incarceration was categorized hierarchically into four mutually exclusive categories based on the type of service use: psychiatric hospitalization, MHA-related emergency department (ED) visit, MHA-related outpatient visit (from psychiatrist or primary care physician), and no MHA-related service use. Demographic, diagnostic, and incarceration characteristics were compared across the four service use categories. MHA-related service use during the index incarceration was assessed by category and length of incarceration.

resultsA total of 48,917 individuals were included. Prior to incarceration, 6,116 (12.5%) had a psychiatric hospitalization, 8,837 (18.1%) had an MHA-related ED visit, and 15,866 (32.4%) had an MHA-related outpatient visit. Of the individuals with any MHA-related service prior to incarceration, 60.4% did not receive outpatient care from a psychiatrist prior to incarceration and 65.6% did not receive MHA-related care during incarceration.

conclusionDespite a high prevalence of mental illness and addiction among people experiencing incarceration, access to and use of MHA-related care prior to and during incarceration is poor. Increasing the accessibility and use of MHA-related services throughout the criminal justice pathway is warranted.

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Mental HealthPrisonersEmergency Service, HospitalHumansJailsOntarioPrevalenceRetrospective Studiesaddictionscorrectional involvementincarcerationmental healthprison

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PMID34792415
PMCPMC9449135
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