Association between criminality and psychosis: a retrospective study of 3984 expert psychiatric evaluations.
This study reports on 3984 expert psychiatric evaluations in eastern Algeria over a period of 23 years. Factors associated with different types of crimes or misdemeanors, particularly those associated with a diagnosis of psychosis in the case of a homicide or attempted homicide committed by male subjects are described. Among the 1007 cases of homicide and attempted homicide, the diagnosis of psychosis was made 200 times (19.9%). Psychotic subjects were older, more likely to have a previous psychiatric history, less likely to come from very large families, and less likely to have been raised by both their parents.
Touari
M
M
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Ben Badis, Constantine, Algeria.
Mesbah
M
M
Dellatolas
G
G
Bensmail
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000462:Algeria; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003415:Crime; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D003710:Demography; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors