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Conducted-Energy Device (Taser) Usage in Subjects With Mental Illness

Cassandra A. Bailey, William S. Smock, Ashlee M. Melendez and Rif S. El-Mallakh
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2016, 44 (2) 213-217;
Cassandra A. Bailey
Ms. Bailey is a PhD candidate at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Smock is the Police Surgeon, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, Louisville, KY. Ms. Melendez is Department Chairman/Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. El-Mallakh is Director, Mood Disorders Research Programs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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William S. Smock
Ms. Bailey is a PhD candidate at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Smock is the Police Surgeon, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, Louisville, KY. Ms. Melendez is Department Chairman/Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. El-Mallakh is Director, Mood Disorders Research Programs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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Ashlee M. Melendez
Ms. Bailey is a PhD candidate at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Smock is the Police Surgeon, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, Louisville, KY. Ms. Melendez is Department Chairman/Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. El-Mallakh is Director, Mood Disorders Research Programs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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Rif S. El-Mallakh
Ms. Bailey is a PhD candidate at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Smock is the Police Surgeon, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, Louisville, KY. Ms. Melendez is Department Chairman/Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. El-Mallakh is Director, Mood Disorders Research Programs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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    The mean number of shocks delivered to individuals, with or without mental illness. Those with mental illness were shocked significantly more times than those without (mean 1.92 ± 1.194 (SD) versus 1.50 ± .858; t(231) = 2.565; p = .011).

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    The number of shocks delivered to subjects with or without mental illness, in the absence or presence of alcohol or stimulant abuse. Bars are means and standard deviations. Individuals with mental illness under the influence of a stimulant were shocked significantly more times than those under the influence of alcohol (t(7)= 4.056; p = .005). Similarly, those with mental illness and under the influence of a stimulant were shocked significantly more times than those who were not under the influence of any substance (t(24)= 3.320; p = .003). Individuals without mental illness under the influence of a stimulant are shocked significantly more times than those under the influence of alcohol (t(62)=2.044; p = .045).

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    The mean number of CED shocks delivered as a function of the substance used. Bars are means and standard deviations. Individuals under the influence of stimulants were shocked significantly more times than individuals under the influence of alcohol (t(71) = 4.194; p = .000) or individuals who were not under the influence of any substance (t(143)= 3.027; p = .003).

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    Summary of Sample Size and Mean Number of Shocks for Each Variable

    VariablenMean Number of Shocks
    No substances1351.58
    Substances (alcohol, stimulants, other, multiple)911.58
    Alcohol621.42
    Stimulants112.55
    Mental illness381.92
    No mental illness1951.50
    • Each category may include individuals from other categories (e.g., some who use substances may also have a mental illness, and some who have no mental illness have substance use), and the total therefore exceeds the sample size.

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