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
Length of Stay in ED for Patients Awaiting Inpatient Psychiatric Beds
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10425
Abstract: Aims: The King’s Fund have noted that the number of people waiting more than 12 hours after decision to admit to admission has increased significantly over the last ten years. With increasing demand for psychiatric… read more here.
Keywords: length stay; stay patients; psychiatric beds; patients awaiting ... 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