Abstract
There is a well-established association between psychotic disorders and subsequent offending but the extent to which those who develop psychosis might have a prior history of offending is less clear. Little is known about whether the association between illness and offending exists in non-psychotic disorders. The aim of this study was to determine whether the association between mental disorder and offending is present prior to illness onset in psychotic and non-psychotic disorders. Method In a nested case-control study, cases (n=101 890) with a first psychiatric contact during the period 1995 to 2006 were identified and matched by age and gender to population-based controls (n=2 236 195). Exposure was defined as prior criminal and violent offending.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Psychological Medicine |
Vol/bind | 42 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2673-84 |
Antal sider | 12 |
ISSN | 0033-2917 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |