title: [Multimorbid Patients in Forensic Psychiatry: Chances of Being Discharged].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine the chances of discharge of forensic psychiatric patients (section 63 of the German Legal Code) diagnosed with comorbid psychiatric and somatic disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  N = 364 patients were evaluated. Diagnostic groups were compared with regard to types and frequencies of comorbid diagnoses, and treatment duration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both personality disorders as main diagnoses and comorbid personality disorders were associated with prolonged inpatient treatment. Substance dependence in addition to a personality disorder was an aggravating factor. Comorbid somatic disorders affected treatment duration of patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Somatic comorbidity may negatively interact with the treatment of psychiatric problems in schizophrenic patients and thus affect the prospects of discharge in this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau.
authors.forename: Amelie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bulla
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Querengässer
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011336:Probability; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult