@article{ref1,
title="Posttraumatic stress disorder increases risk of criminal recidivism among justice-involved persons with mental disorders",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2015",
author="Sadeh, Naomi and McNiel, Dale E.",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="573-586",
abstract="Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially important, yet understudied, mental disorder to consider in models of criminal recidivism. The present study sought to address this gap in the literature with a large-scale secondary analysis of observational data from a sample of justice-involved persons with mental disorders. Administrative data were reviewed for 771 adult jail detainees with mental disorders. Hierarchical logistic regression models showed that PTSD was associated with a greater likelihood of general (arrest for any new charge) and serious (arrest for a new felony charge) recidivism during the year following the index arrest, after controlling for risk conferred by a recent history of arrest, demographic characteristics, and other mental disorders. Furthermore, risk of rearrest for new charges was comparable for PTSD and substance use disorders. <br><br>FINDINGS show that PTSD increases risk of both general and serious recidivism and suggest it should be considered in interventions to reduce justice-system involvement.   Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854814556880",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854814556880"
}