What determines compulsory community treatment? A logistic regression analysis using linked mental health and offender databases

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 613-618

  Xiao, Jianguo ^b   Preston, Neil J ^a   Kisely, Steve ^c  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Health Information Centre   (Australia)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community treatment orders; Epidemiology; Forensic history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; DATABASES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRISONERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444278857     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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