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The Relationship between Personality Disorders and the Type of Crime Committed and Substance Used among Prisoners

The Relationship between Personality Disorders and the Type of Crime Committed and Substance Used among Prisoners

Addict Health. 2017 Apr; 9(2): 64–71. PMCID: PMC5742412 PMID: 29299208 Shahin Fakhrzadegan, MSc,1 Hossein Gholami-Doon, PhD,2 Bagher Shamloo, PhD,3 and Solmaz Shokouhi-Moqhaddam, MSc4 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Abstract Background Prisoners are a vulnerable group within societies, and also threaten society due to their dangerous behavior. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between prisoners’ personality disorders and their crime and substance use. Methods This was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population…

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The relationship of antisocial personality disorder and history of conduct disorder with crime incidence in schizophrenia

The relationship of antisocial personality disorder and history of conduct disorder with crime incidence in schizophrenia

Safa Maghsoodloo, Arash Ghodousi,1 and Taghi Karimzadeh2 Author information ►Article notes ►Copyright and License information ► Abstract Background: Commission of crime and hostility and their forensic consequences in a patient with schizophrenia can worsen the patient’s condition and disturb his family, society, and even the psychiatrist. Based on previous research, patients with schizophrenia are at a higher risk for crime. It is not clear whether this is due to the nature of schizophrenia, comorbidity of antisocial personality disorder, or the…

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Antisocial personality disorder as a predictor of criminal behaviour in a longitudinal study of a cohort of abusers of several classes of drugs: Relation to type of substance and type of crime

Antisocial personality disorder as a predictor of criminal behaviour in a longitudinal study of a cohort of abusers of several classes of drugs: Relation to type of substance and type of crime

    Antisocial personality disorder as a predictor of criminal behaviour in a longitudinal study of a cohort of abusers of several classes of drugs: Relation to type of substance and type of  crime Mats Fridell a, Morten Hesse b,⁎, Mads Meier Jæger c, Eckart Kühlhorn  d a Department of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden b Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University,  Denmark c The Danish National Institute of Social Research,  Denmark d SoRAD, Stockholm University, Sweden Abstract Mixed…

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