title: On social dangerousness of mental patients.
abstract: The relationship of the definition of social dangerousness and its application to mental patients is explored from a criminology perspective wherein social dangerousness is described as a universal concept used to assess damage done to society; and a socially dangerous individual is defined as having the potential to commit an offense. The risk of social dangerousness of mental patients is high and typically occurs during the first 4 years of the illness. It is dependent upon complex interactions between psychopathologic phenomena, environmental stimuli, and personality characteristics of the patient; and detection requires a general definition of the dangerous psychotic state and an elaboration of the methods for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Serbsky Institute, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Shostakovich
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014586:USSR; D014754:Violence