TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Do previous offences predict violent acts in psychiatric patients? A retrospective study in Hungary
JO  - Ideggyógyászati Szemle
A1  - Baran, Brigitta
A1  - Szabó, Ferenc Ádám
A1  - Kara, Borbála
A1  - Kovács, Magdolna
A1  - Uzonyi, Adel
A1  - Antal, Albert
A1  - Ungvari, Gabor S.
A1  - Gazdag, Gabor
SP  - 99
EP  - 104
VL  - 68
IS  - 3-4
N2  - AIM: To investigate the presence of offences in the previous past history of perpetrators of violent acts who have undergone forced medical treatment. <br><br>METHODS: The documentation of all patients released over a 10-year period from the National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry (IMEI) was reviewed. A comparison was drawn between patients who were convicted of any type of offense before the violent act (patients with previous offences-PPO) and those who were not (patients with no previous offences-PNO). <br><br>RESULTS: Eighty-six (29%) and 208 (71%) patients formed the PPO and PNO groups, respectively. Prior contact with psychiatric services was significantly higher in the PPO group (p=0.038) and this group was also more likely to offend under the influence of a psychoactive substance (p<0.001). Exceptional brutality and other qualifying factors were more frequent in the PNO group (p=0.019). <br><br>CONCLUSION: As IMEI is the only forensic institution in Hungary, the picture presented here reflects the situation in the entire country. A recidivism rate of 29% is within the internationally published range.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-1442
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -