Journal article
Risks for Individuals with schizophrenia who are living in the community
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), Vol.52(10), pp.1358-1366
2001
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.10.1358
PMID: 11585953
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the incidence and predictors of police contact, criminal charges, and victimization among noninstitutionalized individuals with schizophrenia living in the community. Methods: A total of 172 individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were recruited from community-based programs in urban Los Angeles between 1989 and 1991 and were monitored for three years. At baseline, all participants were housed and did not have co-occurring substance use disorders. Face-to-face interviews were conducted every six months. Results: Eighty-three individuals (48 percent) had contact with the police during the study period. A small percentage of the contacts involved aggressive behavior against property or persons. Being younger, having had more address changes at baseline, and having a history of arrest and assault were significant predictors of police contact. Thirty-seven individuals (22 percent) reported that charges had been filed against them. Poorer social functioning, more address changes, fewer days of taking medication at baseline, and a history of arrest and assault were significant predictors of criminal charges. Sixty-five participants (38 percent of the sample) reported having been the victim of a crime during the three years, 91 percent of which was violent. Having more severe clinical symptoms and more substance use at baseline were significant predictors of victimization. Conclusions: Individuals in this sample were at least 14 times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than to be arrested for one. In general, the risk associated with being in the community was higher than the risk these individuals posed to the community.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Risks for Individuals with schizophrenia who are living in the community
- Creators
- John S Brekke - University of Southern CaliforniaCathy Prindle - University of Southern California, MC-0411, Los Angeles, California 90089-0411, United StatesSUNG WOO Bae - University of Southern California, MC-0411, Los Angeles, California 90089-0411, United StatesJeffrey D Long - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), Vol.52(10), pp.1358-1366
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Association
- DOI
- 10.1176/appi.ps.52.10.1358
- PMID
- 11585953
- ISSN
- 1075-2730
- eISSN
- 1557-9700
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2001
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics
- Record Identifier
- 9984280876402771
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