Family and Social Influences on Offending in Men with Schizophrenia

Abstract

We were able to identify characteristic unfavourable family and social influences which were associated in schizophrenic patients with a high risk of offending behaviour. This offers the prospect of early detection of those with schizophrenia who will go on to offend.

Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit

“…Schizophrenia is the most reported disease in cases of delusional homicides. A typical profile is described: a young male adult suffering from paranoid schizophrenia-under 35 years old- [1,[27][28][29][30][31][32], lower social background [32,33] with social exclusion and homelessness [27,34,35], lower academic achievement [29,34], single [27,29,36,37], without children, unemployed [27], and parental history of breaking the law [29,33,38,39]. Some authors also report a history of childhood sexual abuse [27], a personal history of violence [1,27,28,40] or childhood conduct disorders [27,39,[41][42][43].…”

Psychosocial background in incarcerated adolescents from Austria, Turkey and former Yugoslavia

“…Family background and dysfunctional family structures are 4 considered to play an important role in the etiology of delinquency (Erickson et al, 2000;Stompe et al, 2006). Weak attachment to parents is seen to increase the probability of delinquent behavior: Children perceiving their parents as part of their social and psychological field, are bond to their parents' expectations and to conformity with legal norms respectively (Hirschi, 2002).…”

Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and a Combination of Psychosis and Violence Among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Grey literature searching and review of supplementary reference lists generated 5 additional relevant studies (Fazel et al, 2009a;Monahan & Appelbaum, 2000;Schug et al, 2010;Stompe et al, 2006;Valevski et al, 1999), resulting in 15 studies in total for inclusion. Swanson et al (2006) is also eligible, but uses the same data as Buchanan et al (2019), so we relied on the later study.…”

“…10-5.20) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were violent only, sexual abuse OR 0.073 (0.01-0.49) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were neither psychotic nor violent NEGLECT Gonzalez et al 2016 In those with psychosis, neglect association with violence OR 3.43 (1.31-8.98) In those with psychosis and violence compared to those only violent, neglect In those with psychosis and violence compared to those neither psychotic nor violent, neglect OR 7.00 (3.90-12.56) Kumari et al 2014 In those with schizophrenia, neglect association with violence OR 2.33 (0.51-10.8) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were violent only, neglect OR 0.88 (0.19-3.40) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were neither psychotic nor violent, neglect OR 16. 3 (1.63-163.4) CRIMINAL VIOLENT PARENT Kumari et al 2014 In those with schizophrenia, criminal violent parent association with violence Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were violent only, criminal parent OR 0.47 (0.10-2.18) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were neither psychotic nor violent, criminal parent OR 4.06 (0.63-26.1) Schug et al 2010 In those with schizophrenia, parental criminality and patient accusation of homicide OR 0.32 (0.03-3.28) Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who Those with schizophrenia and violence, compared to those who were violent only, parental criminality OR 0.97 (0.06-16.19) were neither psychotic nor violent, parental criminality OR ∞ Stompe et al 2006 NA Those with schizophrenia and violence compared to those who were violent only, familial offending 1.18 (0.53-2.6)…”