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The temporal relationship between schizophrenia and crime.

Runa Munkner1, Soeren Haastrup, Torben Joergensen

  • 1The Psychiatric Department P, Glostrup University Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark. rumu@glostruphosp.kbhamt.dk

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|July 16, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Criminality is common in schizophrenia patients. A significant portion of males with schizophrenia begin criminal careers and commit violent crimes before their first psychiatric hospital contact.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Criminology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Criminality, particularly violent crime, is more prevalent in individuals with schizophrenia compared to the general population.
  • The timing of criminal career onset relative to schizophrenia symptom onset remains poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the temporal association between criminal activity and initial engagement with psychiatric services.
  • To analyze the relationship between registered crime and first contact with the psychiatric hospital system.

Main Methods:

  • A register-based study design was employed.
  • Data from psychiatric records were merged with criminal history information.

Main Results:

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  • 37% of males with schizophrenia initiated a criminal career before their first psychiatric hospital contact.
  • 13% of males with schizophrenia committed their first violent crime prior to their initial psychiatric hospital contact.

    • Conclusions:

    • A substantial amount of criminality occurs before individuals with schizophrenia have their first contact with the psychiatric hospital system.
    • This highlights a critical window for intervention and support for this population.