Risk of reincarceration among prisoners with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders

Jacques Baillargeon; Joseph V. Penn; Kevin Knight; Amy Jo Harzke; Gwen Baillargeon; Emilie A. Becker

doi:10.1007/s10488-009-0252-9

Risk of reincarceration among prisoners with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders

Jacques Baillargeon, Joseph V. Penn, Kevin Knight, Amy Jo Harzke, Gwen Baillargeon, Emilie A. Becker

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This study examined whether the presence of a comorbid substance use disorder increased the risk of criminal recidivism and reincarceration in prison inmates with a severe mental illness. Our analyses of more than 61,000 Texas prison inmates showed that those with a co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder exhibited a substantially higher risk of multiple incarcerations over a 6-year period compared to inmates with psychiatric disorders alone or substance use disorders alone. Further research is needed to identify the factors associated with criminal recidivism among released prisoners with co-occurring disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	367-374
Number of pages	8
Journal	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-009-0252-9
State	Published - Jul 2010

Keywords

Criminal recidivism
Mental illness
Prisons
Substance abuse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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