Publications by authors named "Susan Minchin"
Article Synopsis
- Many people who can’t stand trial have serious mental illnesses, like psychosis.
- Clozapine is a special medicine that works better than other treatments for some patients but is not often used, even for those in legal situations.
- In a study, only 25 out of 240 defendants were given clozapine, and while some improved, it worked less well for them compared to those who didn’t get that medicine.
Long-Acting Injectable versus Oral Antipsychotics for Restoration of Competency to Stand Trial.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
December 2019
Treatment with antipsychotics is a mainstay of trial competency restoration, particularly given that most defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial have psychotic illnesses. We explored the association between competency restoration and antipsychotic type in a retrospective sample of defendants diagnosed with psychotic disorders and deemed incompetent to stand trial. Using regression models, we calculated the odds ratio of being competent to stand trial, adjusting for relevant confounders.
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