Two-year prevalence rates of mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses among repeat arrestees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders often rapidly cycle through the justice system with multiple arrests. Therefore, is it imperative to examine the prevalence of mental health and substance use diagnoses among arrestees and repeat arrestees to identify opportunities for intervention.

Methods

We linked police arrest and clinical care data at the individual level to conduct a retrospective cohort study of all individuals arrested in 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. We classified arrestees into three levels: 1 arrest, 2 arrests, or 3 or more arrests. We included data on clinical diagnoses between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and classified mental health diagnoses and substance use disorder (SUD) based on DSM categories usi

SUBMITTER: Magee LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature