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Selection of misdemeanants treated for competency restoration for inclusion in the data analysis.
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Characteristic Restored (n = 152) Not Restored (n = 69) Test Statistic p Sex Male 109 (71) 54 (78) χ2 = 1.052 (df = 1) 0.305 Female 43 (29) 15 (22) Age Mean ± SD 41.68 ± 12.81 42.64 ± 13.84 t = 0.503 (df = 219) 0.615 Range 19.1–77.9 20.7–84.7 Ethnicity Caucasian 63 (45) 30 (45) χ2 = 0.001 (df = 1) 0.976 Non-Caucasian 77 (55) 37 (55) Black/African-American 43 (28) 17 (25) Hispanic 11 (7) 8 (12) Asian 12 (8) 4 (6) Other 11 (7) 8 (12) Marital Status Single/never married 96 (69) 58 (85) χ2 = 6.659 (df = 1) 0.010 Married, divorced, separated or widowed 44 (31) 10 (15) Primary language English-speaking 140 (92) 64 (95) χ2 = 0.851 (df = 1) 0.356 Non-English-speaking 12 (8) 3 (5) Educational status Finished high school 94 (68) 43 (72) χ2 = 0.247 (df = 1) 0.619 Did not finish high school 44 (32) 17 (28) Employment status Employed/volunteer/student/retired 136 (90) 61 (88) χ2 = 0.056 (df = 1) 0.813 Unemployed 16 (10) 8 (12) Unless otherwise specified, the data are expressed as the number (percentage of the total group). The characteristics are those of misdemeanor defendants undergoing restoration of competence to stand trial during 221 hospital admissions. Shown is the performance of each characteristic as a determinant of restoration.
Characteristic Restored (n = 152) Not Restored (n = 69) Test Statistic p Episode (mean ± SD) 16.49 ± 19.24 14.71 ± 15.53 t = −0.676 (df = 219) 0.500 Length of stay (mean in days ± SD) 20.29 ± 12.52 32.14 ± 20.17 t = 5.334 <0.001 Global assessment functioning (mean ± SD) 49.71 ± 6.88 39.43 ± 8.24 t = −9.543 (df = 215) <0.001 Previous inpatient admission(s) (mean ± SD) 4.01 ± 5.83 4.30 ± 5.75 t = 0.353 0.724 Cumulative length of stay (mean in days ± SD)* 96.22 ± 181.29 129.57 ± 184.63 t = 1.260 (df = 219) 0.209 Insurance status Medicare/Medicaid 31 (44) 6 (33) χ2 = 0.705 (df = 1) 0.401 County-insured (indigent) 39 (56) 12 (67) Outpatient linkage Linked with outpatient provider PTA 29 (19) 9 (13) χ2 = 1.214 (df = 1) 0.271 Not linked with outpatient provider PTA 123 (81) 60 (87) Clinical syndrome Psychotic disorder 104 (68) 62 (90) χ2 = 12.588 (df = 1) <0.001 Mood disorder 39 (25) 4 (6) χ2 = 12.588 (df = 1) <0.001 Bipolar disorder 34 (22) 3 (4) χ2 = 9.935 (df = 1) 0.002 Major or minor depression 4 (3) 1 (1) χ2 = 1.381 (df = 1) 0.240 Anxiety disorder 7 (5) 0 (0) χ2 = 3.414 (df = 1) 0.065 Substance use disorder 47 (31) 16 (23) χ2 = 1.812 (df = 1) 0.178 Cognitive disorder 5 (3) 7 (10) χ2 = 2.667 (df = 1) 0.102 Pharmacotherapy Oral antipsychotic medication 140 (92) 63 (91) χ2 = 0.041 (df = 1) 0.840 Long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication 8 (5) 5 (7) χ2 = 0.337 (df = 1) 0.561 Mood stabilizing medication 67 (44) 24 (35) χ2 = 1.693 (df = 1) 0.193 Antidepressant medication 16 (11) 2 (3) χ2 = 3.691 (df = 1) 0.055 Anxiolytic medication 19 (13) 4 (6) χ2 = 2.287 (df = 1) 0.130 Anticholinergic medication 27 (18) 11 (16) χ2 = 0.111 (df = 1) 0.740 Unless otherwise specified, data are expressed as the number (percentage of the total group). The characteristics are those of misdemeanor defendants undergoing restoration of competence to stand trial during 221 hospital admissions. Shown is the performance of each characteristic as a determinant of restoration.
↵* Cumulative length of stay for each defendant as the sum of all days that the defendant spent in an inpatient psychiatric setting across all hospital admissions.
Characteristic Restored (n = 152) Not Restored (n = 69) Test Statistic p Type of charges Violent charges 47 (31) 30 (44) χ2 = 3.296 (df = 1) 0.069 Nonviolent charges 121 (80) 48 (70) χ2 = 2.659 (df = 1) 0.103 Sexual charges 30 (20) 15 (22) χ2 = 0.117 (df = 1) 0.732 Total charges (mean ± SD) 2.72 ± 2.33 2.64 ± 1.94 t = −0.246 (df = 219) 0.806 Forced-medication order 75 (50) 24 (36) χ2 = 3.590 (df = 1) 0.058 Forced-medication order (after 2008) 74 (69) 24 (65) χ2 = 0.233 (df = 1) 0.629 Previous restoration attempt (mean ± SD) 0.10 ± 0.32 0.20 ± 0.53 t = 1.804 (df = 219) 0.073 Outcome of previous restoration attempt (14 restored, 11 nonrestored) Restored 12 (86) 5 (46) χ2 = 4.588 (df = 1) 0.032 Not restored 2 (14) 6 (54) Unless otherwise specified, data are expressed as the number (percentage of the total group). The characteristics are those of misdemeanor defendants undergoing restoration of competence to stand trial during 221 hospital admissions. Shown is the performance of each characteristic as a determinant of restoration.
