Offenders with mental disorders in prison and the courts: links to rates of civil detentions and the number of psychiatric beds in England – longitudinal data from 1984 to 2016
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.73
Abstract: Background The Mental Health Act in England and Wales allows for two types of detention in hospital: civil and forensic detentions. An association between the closure of mental illness beds and a rise in civil… read more here.
Keywords: psychiatric beds; number; civil detentions; rate ... See more keywords
The Impact of Reducing Psychiatric Beds on Suicide Rates
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00448
Abstract: There has been ongoing debate regarding the impact of reductions in psychiatric beds on suicide rates, and the potential effect of reallocation of acute hospital funding to community-based mental health programs and services. Computer simulation… read more here.
Keywords: reducing psychiatric; psychiatric beds; suicide rates; beds suicide ... See more keywords
Changes in rates of psychiatric beds and prison populations in sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2020
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04054
Abstract: Background Psychiatric bed numbers (general, forensic, and residential) and prison populations have been considered indicators of institutionalization. The present study aimed to assess changes of those indicators across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 1990 to 2020.… read more here.
Keywords: psychiatric bed; 1990 2020; psychiatric beds; prison populations ... See more keywords