Mental Health Providers' Attitudes About Criminal Justice-Involved Clients With Serious Mental Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Community mental health providers' attitudes toward criminal justice-involved clients with serious mental illness were examined.

Methods

A total of 627 Maryland psychiatric rehabilitation program providers responded to a survey (83% response rate). Measures assessed providers' experience with, positive regard for, and perceptions of similarity, with their clients with serious mental illness. Chi-square tests were used to compare providers' attitudes toward clients with and without criminal justice involvement.

Results

Providers reported lower regard for criminal justice-involved clients than for clients without such involvement. Providers were less likely to report having a great deal of respect for clients with (79%) versus without (95%) criminal justice in

SUBMITTER: Bandara SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5880730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature