The temporal relationship between schizophrenia and crime

Runa Munkner; Soeren Haastrup; Torben Joergensen; Peter Kramp

doi:10.1007/s00127-003-0650-3

The temporal relationship between schizophrenia and crime

Runa Munkner, Soeren Haastrup, Torben Joergensen, Peter Kramp

Psykiatrisk Center Amager

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the temporal relationship between illness onset and the possible beginning of a criminal career among people with schizophrenia, even though criminality, especially violent criminality, has been shown to be more common among people with schizophrenia than among people in general. AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse the temporal relationship between registered crime and contact to the psychiatric hospital system. METHOD: This is a register-based study merging data on the psychiatric career with criminal records. RESULTS: Among the males with schizophrenia, 37% started a criminal career and 13% had committed first violent crime before first contact with the psychiatric hospital system. CONCLUSION: The criminality committed before first contact to the psychiatric hospital system is substantial, especially among males with schizophrenia.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Vol/bind	38
Udgave nummer	7
Sider (fra-til)	347-53
Antal sider	7
ISSN	0933-7954
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-003-0650-3
Status	Udgivet - 1 jul. 2003

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