title: Comparison of patients who were violent, victimized and violent-victimized during the first year after discharge from emergency psychiatry.
abstract: This prospective observational study included 345 (70%) of 489 patients discharged from an emergency psychiatric hospital during one year. Episodes of offending and victimization were recorded during first year after discharge. Forty-eight persons (14%) committed violent offenses only, 27 persons (8%) were violence victims only, and 42 persons (12%) were both offenders and victims. Significant differences in demographic and clinical variables were found between the three groups. The results pointed to two distinct groups of victims: one group with a robust offender-victim overlap and another group without offender-victim overlap. The latter group was difficult to distinguish from other discharged patients.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Department, Ålesund Hospital, Møre & Romsdal Health Trust, 6026 Ålesund, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Norway. Electronic address: johnolr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John Olav
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Roaldset
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Institute of Health and Social Sciences, Molde University College, 6402 Molde, Norway.
authors.forename: Stål
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bjørkly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D058445:Bullying; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Psychiatric patients; Victimization; Violence