Capsule Commentary on Frank et al., Increased Hospital and Emergency Department Utilization by Individuals with Recent Criminal Justice Involvement: Results of a National Survey

Life Chaos and Intrinsic Motivation

“…4 Rose and Sanghani's commentary on this study asks readers to consider the causal direction of these observed associations, exploring how health status (including mental health) may be related to criminality. 5 In a qualitative study, Sabbatini et al explore the nuanced trade-offs in health care utilization that physicians make while caring for their patients. 6 They found that physicians consider not just best medical practice and relative cost of their decisions, but also patient time, preferences, logistics and constraints-to enable trust and care participation.…”