RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Offenders With Substance Abuse Who Receive Mandatory Psychiatric Treatment JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 316 OP 324 VO 45 IS 3 A1 Wu, Pei-Chuan A1 Chou, Yu-Ching A1 Yeh, Hui-Wen A1 Huang, San-Yuan A1 Cheng, Li-Hsiang A1 Kao, Yu-Chen A1 Chang, Hsin-An A1 Tzeng, Nian-Sheng YR 2017 UL http://jaapl.org/content/45/3/316.abstract AB We examined the mandatory treatment referral rates before and after Taiwan's Penal Code revision of 2006 and factors associated with the mandatory treatment in Taiwan of criminals who engage in substance abuse. The 3,467 offenders who underwent forensic psychiatric assessments, based on Taiwan's court sentence dataset, included 3,163 offenders with substance-abuse–related crimes, but only 412 (13%) received mandatory treatment. There were no changes in mandatory treatment referral rates before and after the revision. The three main factors that determined whether an offender received mandatory psychiatric treatment were an agreement by the forensic psychiatrist and the presiding judge attesting to the lack of legal responsibility during the commission of the offense, the presence of substance-related psychosis, and location of the court in a rural area.