Conference paper

FORENSIC ASPECTS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

Regina Prunnlechner ; Medical University Innsbruck, Department of General and Social Psychiatry, Innsbruck, Austria

Abstract

Recent research has shown a clear association between
schizophrenia and violent behaviour, which cannot be
completely explained by co-morbid substance abuse or
personality disorders. This increased risk for delinquent
behaviour becomes apparent in acts of severe violent crime.
Individuals who frequent the penal system often have a history
of acute and chronic mental illness, as well as significant rates
of co-morbidity; this includes alcohol and drug abuse, lack of
motivation in therapy, poor insight regarding their illness,
high rates of therapeutic non-compliance, as well as frequent,
mostly short-term, contact with general psychiatry prior to
forensic institutionalisation.
Forensic psychiatric research has developed assessment
and treatment tools which are also of great practical
importance to general psychiatry.

Keywords

schizophrenia; violence; forensic psychiatry

Hrčak ID:

106334

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/106334

Publication date:

20.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: german

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