Variation in Criminogenic Risks by Mental Health Symptom Severity: Implications for Mental Health Services and Research.
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| Title: | Variation in Criminogenic Risks by Mental Health Symptom Severity: Implications for Mental Health Services and Research. |
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| Authors: | Van Deinse, Tonya B. (AUTHOR), Cuddeback, Gary S. (AUTHOR), Wilson, Amy Blank (AUTHOR), Edwards, Daniel (AUTHOR), Lambert, Michael (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Psychiatric Quarterly. Mar2021, Vol. 92 Issue 1, p73-84. 12p. 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Mental health services, Psychiatric research, Mental health, Mental illness, Symptoms |
| Abstract: | Although a growing body of literature has demonstrated that justice-involved people with mental illnesses have criminogenic risk factors at similar or elevated rates as compared to justice-involved people without mental illnesses, more information about how criminogenic risks vary by intensity of mental health symptoms is needed. This information is particularly important for probation agencies who supervise the vast majority of justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses and who are increasingly implementing specialty mental health supervision approaches. To this end, this study examines the relationship between criminogenic risk and intensity of self-reported symptoms of mental illnesses among 201,905 individuals on probation from a large southeastern state. Self-report measures of symptoms of mental illnesses were categorized as low, moderate or high and criminogenic risks were compared among the following three groups: (1) those with no or low self-reported symptoms of mental illness; (2) those reporting moderate levels of symptoms; and (3) those reporting high or elevated levels of symptoms. Our findings suggest that the strength of relationships between symptoms of mental illnesses and criminogenic risks varies by type of criminogenic risk. Also, elevated symptoms of mental illness are associated with higher levels of criminogenic risks. More research about interventions that address mental illnesses and criminogenic risks is needed to inform practice and policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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