Criminal recidivism in offenders with personality disorders and substance use disorders over 8 years of time at risk

Psychiatry Res. 2011 Apr 30;186(2-3):443-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.08.009. Epub 2010 Sep 9.

Abstract

Personality disorders (PD) and substance use disorders (SUD) lead to high violent criminality. The influence of co-morbidity on recidivism remains unclear. Recidivism of 379 offenders was assessed at 8 years of follow-up. Sixty-nine percent of PD+SUD, 45% of SUD- and 33% of PD- subjects showed any recidivism. However, violent recidivism was highest in the PD- group.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Checklist
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Criminals / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Forensic Psychiatry*
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis
  • Personality Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult