Mental health interventions for individuals with serious mental illness in the criminal legal system: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, individuals with mental illness get in contact with the law at a greater rate than the general population. The goal of this review was to identify and describe: (1) effectiveness of mental health interventions for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) who have criminal legal involvement; (2) additional outcomes targeted by these interventions; (3) settings/contexts where interventions were delivered; and (4) barriers and facilitating factors for implementing these interventions.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted to summarize the mental health treatment literature for individuals with serious mental illness with criminal legal involvement (i.e., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder). Searches were conducted using Psyc

SUBMITTER: Hailemariam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10935949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature