Imprisonment following discharge from mental health units: A developing trend in New Zealand

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 14; p. 1038803
• Main Authors: Skipworth, Jeremy, Garrett, Nick, Pillai, Krishna, Tapsell, Rees, McKenna, Brian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 26.01.2023
• Subjects: coercion; inpatient; mental health; prison; Psychiatry; violence; coercion; prison; inpatient; mental health; violence

Contemporary models of care for people with mental disorders continue to shift to community-based care, requiring fewer inpatient mental health beds, shorter inpatient lengths of stay, and less use of coercion. It has been suggested that some mentally unwell people, whose behavior can no longer be s...