Mortality, Criminal Sanctions, and Court Diversion in People With Psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

People living with psychosis experience excess premature mortality and are overrepresented in criminal legal systems, but little is known about mortality associated with criminal sanctions or diversion in this population.

Objective

To examine associations of different types of recent (past 2 years) criminal sanction, including court diversion, with mortality among people with psychosis.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, retrospective, data-linkage cohort study was conducted using 6 routinely collected administrative data collections from New South Wales, Australia, relating to health, court proceedings, imprisonment, and mortality. Participants (adults aged ≥18 years hospitalized for psychotic disorders) entered observation at the tim

SUBMITTER: Spike E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528309 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature