Relationships between substance use disorders, ‘severe mental illness’ and re‐arrest in a county detention facility: A 4‐year follow‐up cohort study

Author:

Schramm‐Sapyta Nicole L.1ORCID,Ralph Matthew2,Huynh Luong3,Tang Becky4,Tackett Maria4,Easter Michele5,Larsen Isabella6

Affiliation:

1. Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Duke University Durham North Carolina USA

2. Departments of Statistical Science and Political Science Duke University Durham North Carolina USA

3. Department of Psychology & Neuroscience Duke University North Carolina Durham USA

4. Department of Statistical Science Duke University Durham North Carolina USA

5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina USA

6. Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience and Public Policy Duke University North Carolina Durham USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundA growing body of literature demonstrates strong association between poor mental health and criminal recidivism, but research from county jails is limited.AimsOur aim was to examine the relationship between re‐arrest and severe mental illnesses—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder—together and separately and with substance use disorders, separately and as comorbid conditions, in a mid‐sized county jail cohort in the southeastern United States.MethodsWe examined the full cohort of 8097 individuals who were booked into the County Detention Facility between 31 January 2014 and 31 January 2015. Their incarceration data were merged with data from the local health system to investigate the presence of severe mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses. Re‐arrest data were tracked for 4 years after the index arrest.ResultsApproximately 60% of the cohort was re‐arrested within 4 years. People with substance use disorders, with or without severe mental illness, had higher re‐arrest rates than those with severe mental illness alone or neither diagnosis. Drug‐associated arrests did not explain this finding.ConclusionsUsing detailed mental illness diagnosis data with a complete cohort of detained arrestees, we have shown the wide range of need among such individuals. By demonstrating that drug‐associated crimes per se do not drive repeated arrest, we underscore a need to examine other factors that promote the cycle of repeated arrest in this population. Each individual requires treatment tailored to their personal psychiatric and criminogenic needs.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Psychology (miscellaneous),General Medicine,Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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