The First Wave of COVID-19 in Forensic Psychiatry: A Rapid Review Series
Victims & Offenders
; 18(5):799-817, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20233344
ABSTRACT
At the beginning of the pandemic, experts expected an increasing number of hospitalizations in forensic settings, uncontrollable outbreaks of COVID-19, and deterioration of mental health of residents within institutions. Certain publications corroborated these concerns;however, no synthesis of the results of empirical publications at the initial stage of the pandemic has yet been conducted. Three rapid reviews were conducted on these topics. Besides almost a two-fold decrease in the total number of urgent consultations/hospitalizations, there were no changes in the number of involuntary hospitalizations, suicide attempts, and psychoses. The COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates in secure institutions were compatible with the general population. However, the lockdown period was associated with a significant increase in self-harm in secure settings.
Criminology And Law Enforcement; COVID-19; secure institutions; prisons; forensic psychiatry; mental illness; systematic review; meta-analysis; Psychosis; Self injury; Population growth; Morbidity; Involuntary; Mortality rates; Suicide; Pandemics; Mental health; Deterioration; Self destructive behavior; Mental disorders
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
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Language:
English
Journal:
Victims & Offenders
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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