Homicide and major mental disorders: a 25-year study
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Homicide and major mental disorders: a 25-year study
Abstract
Objective: This study was designed to investigate the association between major mental disorders (MMDs) and homicide.
Method: The rates of exculpations because of MMDs among 1087 Austrian homicide offenders during 1975 and 1999 were compared with the rates of the respective disorders in the general population.
Results: MMDs were associated with an increased likelihood of homicide (two-fold in men and six-fold in women). This was exclusively because of schizophrenia (age-adjusted ORs in men 5.85, CI 4.29-8.01; in women 18.38, CI 11.24-31.55) and delusional disorder in men (OR 5.98, CI 1.91-16.51). Comorbid alcohol abuse/dependence (additionally) increased the odds in schizophrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder.
Conclusion: The increased likelihood of homicide in subjects with MMDs cannot be fully explained by comorbid alcoholism. The results point to the special importance of sufficient treatment for a subgroup of mentally ill individuals being at higher risk of violence.
Comment in
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Homicide and major mental disorders.Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2006 Jan;113(1):75; author reply 75. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00680.x. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2006. PMID: 16390380 No abstract available.
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