Correlates and types of criminal behavior in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian mentally ill patients

Criminal behavior and mental illness in the Arab world

“…In a cross‐sectional study, Abo Zaid et al shed light on the correlations between various psychiatric illnesses and the rate of offensive behavior in a sample of 100 Egyptian patients suffering from different psychiatric disorders. The patients were classified into four categories: 25% with polysubstance abuse, 25% with mood disorder, 25% schizophrenia, and 25% with a dual diagnosis [46]. The study concluded that criminality is significantly correlated with male sex, substance use, and dual diagnosis [46].…”

“…The patients were classified into four categories: 25% with polysubstance abuse, 25% with mood disorder, 25% schizophrenia, and 25% with a dual diagnosis [46]. The study concluded that criminality is significantly correlated with male sex, substance use, and dual diagnosis [46]. The differences between other sociodemographic and clinical variables were statistically insignificant [46].…”

“…The study concluded that criminality is significantly correlated with male sex, substance use, and dual diagnosis [46]. The differences between other sociodemographic and clinical variables were statistically insignificant [46]. However, hostility measured by Symptom Checklist‐90‐Revised (SCL‐90‐R) was significantly correlated with criminality [46].…”

“…Afterward, the full‐length of the remaining 60 articles were evaluated for eligibility, and 40 articles were excluded. Eventually, a total of 20 publications met the inclusion criteria and were included in the current review (Figure 1) [29–48].…”

“…The differences between other sociodemographic and clinical variables were statistically insignificant [46]. However, hostility measured by Symptom Checklist‐90‐Revised (SCL‐90‐R) was significantly correlated with criminality [46].…”