An investigation into the relationship between hostility and criminality in schizophrenia.
The possible relationship between hostility and criminality was investigated in a sample of 134 schizophrenic patients at the public psychiatric hospital in Athens. The sample consisted of two groups of patients (n = 67 each); an offenders groups and a non-offenders group. No significant differences in hostility were found between the groups. Moreover, degree of hostility bore no relationship to severity of criminal offence.
Zoghes
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Centre for Mental Health, Athens, Greece.
Liakos
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Potamianos
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003415:Crime; D006708:Homicide; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology