Citation

Roaldset JO, Hartvig P, Bjørkly S. Psychiatry Res. 2013; 210(1): 371-373.

Affiliation

Psychiatric Department, Ålesund Hospital, Møre & Romsdal Health Trust, 6026 Ålesund, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7489 Trondheim, Norway; Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 7, Gaustad, 0320 Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: johnolr@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.010

PMID

23931932

Abstract

In this study of 196 patients discharged from an acute psychiatric ward, 11 patients (6%) were identified as exhibiting repeated violence and having frequent readmissions. Compared with non-violent patients and those with only one violent post-discharge episode, repeatedly violent patients were significantly characterised by male gender, higher rates of previous threats of violence, lack of empathy, more severe violence during follow-up, and lower high-density lipoprotein levels.

Language: en