title: [Clinical characteristics among forensic inpatients: A special case, the establishment of social defense "Les Marronniers" in Tournai (Belgium)].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Belgium, the law of "social defense" stipulates that an accused "which is either in a state of dementia or in a serious state of mental disturbance or mental deficiency, incapable of controlling his actions" can be interned. The establishment of social defense (ESD) in Tournai (Belgium) hosts 350 inmates.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In collaboration with the Centre for research in social defense, we organized a systematic assessment of patients interned in ESD. This is the first study evaluating prospectively this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the total, 229 patients signed informed consent. Different scales of assessment (MINI, WAIS-III, SCID II) were used. Descriptive analyzes were applied (SPSS version 12).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We show that 48.8 % of our participants had committed a sexual offense (rape or attempted rape, indecent assault, public outrage or mixed). The average intelligence quotient is 71.4. According to the MINI, 33.2 % of participants showed no psychiatric disorder. Among psychiatric disorders, psychotic disorders are the most represented (37.4 %). According to the SCID, personality disorders were absent in 26.8 % of our participants. Most of the axis II disorders are represented personality disorders related to cluster B (57.3 %) mainly with antisocial personality disorder (37.9 %).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data demonstrate the significant heterogeneity of our sample and the need for the establishment of specific care routes to each subpopulation.
authors.affiliation: CRP Les Marronniers, 94, rue Despars, 7500 Tournai, Belgique; Université de Mons, Mons, Belgique. Electronic address: pierreoswald@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oswald
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche en défense sociale, CRDS, Tournai, Belgique; SCALab, CNRS UMR 9193, université de Lille, 59653 Lille, France; Services psychiatriques, hôpital de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 59230 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Saloppé
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche en défense sociale, CRDS, Tournai, Belgique; SCALab, CNRS UMR 9193, université de Lille, 59653 Lille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ducro
authors.affiliation: CRP Les Marronniers, 94, rue Despars, 7500 Tournai, Belgique.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macquet
authors.affiliation: CRP Les Marronniers, 94, rue Despars, 7500 Tournai, Belgique.
authors.forename: P-J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cornu
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche en défense sociale, CRDS, Tournai, Belgique; Université de Mons, Mons, Belgique.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.affiliation: CRP Les Marronniers, 94, rue Despars, 7500 Tournai, Belgique.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delaunoit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001530:Belgium; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Caractéristiques psychiatriques; Criminological; Criminologiques; Forensic hospital; Inpatient; Psychiatric characteristics; Psychiatrie sécurisée; Social; Sociales; Établissement de défense sociale