2022
Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement
Chaffkin J, Barnes TA, Avila Quintero VJ, Flores JM, Lin E, Wasser T. Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 768-773. PMID: 35172591, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCriminal LawHospitals, PsychiatricHumansInpatientsLaw EnforcementMental DisordersPsychotic DisordersViolenceConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitPsychiatric unitChronic mental illnessDegree of injuryClinical factorsRegression modelsCertain patientsCriminal justice involvementPsychotic symptomsAssaultive patientsPatient assaultsPatient encountersMental illnessPatientsHospital systemLarger quantitative studyPredictive variablesStaff reportsJustice involvementDescriptive statisticsStaffStaff decisionsMedicationsAdmissionInjury
2020
Hospital treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity
Kapoor R, Wasser TD, Funaro MC, Norko MA. Hospital treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. Behavioral Sciences & The Law 2020, 38: 426-440. PMID: 32897589, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommitment of Mentally IllCommunity IntegrationHospitalizationHumansInsanity DefensePsychotic DisordersRecidivismRisk AssessmentConceptsHospital-based treatmentReason of insanityRecovery-oriented careViolence riskComplex psychiatric presentationsSecure forensic hospitalHospital treatmentPatient populationPsychiatric presentationsTherapeutic modalitiesInpatient aggressionSpecific treatmentForensic hospitalTreatmentHospitalInsanity acquitteesRiskAcquitteesRisk assessmentPopulationCliniciansCare
2017
First-Episode Psychosis and the Criminal Justice System: Using a Sequential Intercept Framework to Highlight Risks and Opportunities
Wasser T, Pollard J, Fisk D, Srihari V. First-Episode Psychosis and the Criminal Justice System: Using a Sequential Intercept Framework to Highlight Risks and Opportunities. Psychiatric Services 2017, 68: 994-996. PMID: 28859587, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCriminal LawHumansIntersectoral CollaborationMental Health ServicesMentally Ill PersonsPsychotic DisordersConceptsCriminal justice systemJustice systemSubsequent criminal justice involvementSequential Intercept ModelCriminal justice involvementCriminal justiceLegal outcomesDiversionary programsCaseload burdenHighlight risksJustice involvementClinical sphereIntercept modelFirst-episode psychosisMental health servicesJusticeEpisode psychosisHealth servicesRisk of aggressionSpherePsychosisRiskOpportunitiesFrameworkPatients
2016
Assessing Insanity Acquittee Recidivism in Connecticut
Norko MA, Wasser T, Magro H, Leavitt-Smith E, Morton FJ, Hollis T. Assessing Insanity Acquittee Recidivism in Connecticut. Behavioral Sciences & The Law 2016, 34: 423-443. PMID: 27061306, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2222.Peer-Reviewed Original Research