本研究旨在促进我们对新南威尔士州地方法院影响心理健康转移的因素的理解,澳大利亚。Logistic回归用于系统地确定与被诊断为精神病的个体队列(N=7283)中的转移相关的因素。与患有情感性精神病或精神分裂症的人相比,患有物质引起的精神病的人被转移的可能性较小,在调整了年龄之后,性别,土著地位,罪行严重性,暴力和犯罪史。出乎意料的是,犯暴力或严重罪行的精神病患者比犯非暴力罪的患者更有可能被转移,不那么严重的罪行。应为所有面临刑事指控的患有严重精神疾病的个人提供法律代理。全国社区和法院联络处应扩大到更多的地方法院。需要进一步研究为什么患有精神病的原住民被告不太可能被转移。
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study aimed to advance our understanding of the factors that influence mental health diversion in Local Courts in New South Wales, Australia. Logistic regression was used to systematically identify the factors that are correlated with diversion in a cohort of individuals (N = 7283) diagnosed with psychosis. Those with a substance-induced psychotic disorder were less likely to be diverted than those with an affective psychosis or schizophrenia, after adjusting for age, gender, Indigenous status, offence seriousness, violence and criminal history. Unexpectedly, those with psychotic disorders committing violent or serious offences were more likely to be diverted than those committing non-violent, less serious offences. Legal representation should be provided to all individuals with serious mental illnesses facing criminal charges. The State-wide Community and Court Liaison Service should be expanded to more Local Courts. Further research is required into why Aboriginal defendants with a psychotic illness are less likely to be diverted.