Physical multimorbidity, concurrent psychiatric morbidity, and emergency department presentation among adults released from prison: a prospective cohort study from Queensland, Australia

Abstract

Background: People released from prison have elevated rates of physical and psychiatric morbidity, and emergency department (ED) presentation when compared with the general population. However, little is known about the specific health concerns that are associated with these high rates of ED presentation. The aims of this study were to (a) ascertain the prevalence of multimorbidity (physical multimorbidity and concurrent psychiatric morbidity) in a sample of adults prior to release from prison, and (b) examine the association between physical multimorbidity, psychiatric morbidity, and ED presentations in this sample following release from prison. Methods: We prospectively linked pre-release ..