Public health and public safety
 

Russolillo, A., Moniruzzaman, A., McCandless, L. C., Patterson, M., Somers, J. M. (2017). Associations between methadone maintenance treatment and crime: a 17-year longitudinal cohort study of Canadian provincial offenders. Addiction. (Online publication ahead of print).

Rezansoff, S. N., Moniruzzaman, A., Fazel, S., McCandless, L., & Somers, J. M. (2017). Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication and Criminal Recidivism in a Canadian Provincial Offender Population. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(5), 1002-1010.

Aquin, J. P., Roos, L. E., Distasio, J., Katz, L. Y., Bourque, J., Bolton, J. M., Bolton, S., Wong, J. Y., Chateau, D., Somers, J. M., Enns, M. W., Hwang, S. W., Frankish, J. C., & Sareen, J. (2017). Effect of Housing First on Suicidal Behaviour: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Homeless Adults with Mental Disorders. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Nijdam-Jones, A., Nicholls, T. L., Crocker, A. G., Roy, L., & Somers, J. M. (2017). History of Forensic Mental Health Service Use Among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 16(1), 69-82.

Rezansoff, S. N., Moniruzzaman, A., Fazel, S., McCandless, L., Procyshyn, R., & Somers, J. M. (2016). Housing First Improves Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication Among Formerly Homeless Adults With Schizophrenia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin, sbw136.

Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, Rezansoff SN, Zabarauckas C (2015). High-frequency users of public services: the role of mental illness and substance use. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 12:17 DOI: 10.1186/s12982-015-0040-9

Rezansoff SN, Moniruzzaman A, Clark E, Somers JM. (2015). Beyond recidivism: changes in health and social service involvement following exposure to drug treatment court. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. DOI 10.1186/s13011-015-0038-x

Rempel E, Somers JM, Calvert J, McCandless L (2015). Diagnosed alcohol dependence and criminal sentencing among British Columbian Aboriginal offenders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 154:192-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.026..

Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, Rezansoff SN, Brink J, Russolillo A. (2015). The prevalence and distribution of complex co-occurring disorders: a population study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. DOI: 10.1017/S2045796015000347.

McCandless LC, Stewart L, Rempel ES, Venners SV, Somers JM. (2014). Criminal Justice System Contact and Mortality Among Offenders with Mental Illness in British Columbia: An Assessment of Mediation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 12/2014; DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203705

Saddichha S, Fliers JM, Frankish J, Somers J, Schuetz CG, Krausz MR. (2014). Homeless and incarcerated: An epidemiological study from Canada. Int J Soc Psychiatry, March 3, 2014 1 – 7.

Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, Rezansoff SN, Patterson ML. (2014). Examining the Impact of Case Management in Vancouver's Downtown Community Court: A Quasi-Experimental Design. PLoS ONE 9(3): e90708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090708.

Somers JM, Rezansoff SN, & Moniruzzaman, A. (2014). Comparative analysis of recidivism outcomes following drug treatment court in Vancouver Canada. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 58: 655.

Somers JM, Rezansoff S, Moniruzzaman A, Palepu A, Patterson M. (2013). Housing First Reduces Re-offending among Formerly Homeless Adults with Mental Disorders: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. PLOS ONE, 8(9), 1- 8.

Rezansoff SN, Moniruzzaman A, Gress C, Somers JM. (2013). Psychiatric Diagnoses and Multiyear Criminal Recidivism in a Canadian Provincial Offender Population. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Vol 19(4), Nov 2013, 443-453. doi: 10.1037/a0033907  http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/law/19/4/443 (winner of the 2014 Significant Contribution Award of the Criminal Justice Psychology section of the Canadian Psychological Association (http://www.cpa.ca/aboutcpa/cpasections/criminaljusticepsychology/criminaljusticeawards/)

Rezansoff SN, Moniruzzaman A. & Somers JM (2012). Prolific and Priority Offenders in British Columbia, Canada: A Preliminary Analysis of Recidivism (2012).  International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. 2012 Vol. 7(2) 562-574. http://www.sascv.org/ijcjs/pdfs/Rezansoffetalijcjs2012iindissue.pdf

Patterson M, Somers JM, & Moniruzzaman A.  (2012). Sealing the cracks: Preliminary findings from an inter-ministry initiative to address chronic homelessness in British Columbia. Journal of Interprofessional Care Online: 2012 Sep;26(5):426-8. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2012.686537. Epub 2012 Jun. PubMed ID 22734937 26. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13561820.2012.686537

Somers, J, Currie, L, Moniruzzaman, A, Eiboff, F, & Patterson, M. (2011). Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver: An Empirical Evaluation of Recidivism. International Journal of Drug Policy, 23(5): 393–400 (2011).