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Short-term effects of psychiatric symptoms and interpersonal stressors on criminal violence--a case-crossover study.
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Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology . Jul2006, Vol. 41 Issue 7, p532-540. 9p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>The aim of the study was to analyse the triggering or acute risk effect of psychiatric symptoms and interpersonal stressors on criminal violence.<bold>Method: </bold>One hundred and thirty three violent offenders were recruited from a forensic psychiatric evaluation (FPE) unit and a national prison evaluation unit in Sweden during 2002-2003, and were interviewed about trigger exposures. A case-crossover design was used eliminating long-term within individual confounding.<bold>Results: </bold>Suicidal ideation or parasuicide within 24 h before the violent event conferred a ninefold risk increase. In contrast, violent ideation did not trigger criminal violence. Hallucinations yielded a fourfold risk increase, whereas paranoid thoughts were associated with a small and statistically non-significant risk increase. Acute conflicts with others and being denied psychiatric care within 24 h before violence also increased the risk of acting violently.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Some tested psychiatric symptoms and stressors triggered criminal violence, whereas others did not. The case-crossover design may be particularly useful for the study of triggers of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PATHOLOGICAL psychology
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*CRIMINALLY insane
*VIOLENT crimes
*CRIME & psychology
*PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology
*VIOLENCE & psychology
*ATTRIBUTION (Social psychology)
*COMPARATIVE studies
*CONFLICT (Psychology)
*CRIME
*DELUSIONS
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*HALLUCINATIONS
*PRISONERS
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*MENTAL illness
*PARANOIA
*PERSONALITY disorders
*PRISON psychology
*RESEARCH
*VIOLENCE
*SUICIDAL behavior
*EVALUATION research
*REFUSAL to treat
*CASE-control method
*PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09337954
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21385483
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-006-0056-0