Criminal offending and distinguishing features of offenders among persons experiencing a first episode of psychosis

摘要: Aims: Persons with severe mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of criminal offending, particularly violent as compared the general population. Most offenders SMI acquire convictions prior to contact health services. This study examined offending among 301 individuals experiencing their first episode psychosis. Methods: Patients provided information on sociodemographic and clinical variables completed a neurological soft sign examination neuropsychological tests. Additional was extracted from files official records. Results: The results show that 33.9% men 10.0% women had record convictions, 19.9% 4.6% been convicted least one crime. Proportionately more male female patients than in UK population for crimes. In multivariate model including background variables, only variable distinguished offenders. African-Caribbean ethnicity associated threefold increase odds (odds ratio = 3.84, 95% confidence interval 1.03-14.37). Offenders, non-offenders, obtained significantly lower premorbid current intelligence quotient scores similar tests signs, working memory executive functions. Conclusions: At services psychosis, significant numbers have records thereby high future behaviour. These require specific interventions, addition medication, reduce aggressive Language: en