Open AccessClinical Profile, Course and Outcomes of Male Inpatients with Mental Illness Charged with Homicide: A Chart Review from an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Bhavika Vajawat,
C. Naveen Kumar,
Prakyath R Hegde,
Sydney Moirangthem,
Vinay Basavaraju,
Vasuki Prathyusha,
Binukumar Bhaskarapillai,
Suresh Bada Math,
Pratima Murthy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.1177/02537176221127141
Subject(s) - mental illness , medicine , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , global assessment of functioning , imprisonment , bipolar disorder , mood , mental health , psychology , criminology
The relationship between imprisonment and mental illness is bidirectional. The clinical outcomes of prisoners with mental illness have not been widely studied, especially in developing countries. This study was conducted to assess the same among male inpatients under judicial custody with charges of homicide.