General and violent recidivism of former forensic psychiatric patients in Finland

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ID15528754
AuthorsIlkka Ojansuu (Niuvanniemi Hospital, corresponding author), Antti Latvala (0000-0001-5695-117X, University of Helsinki), Hannu Kautiainen (0000-0003-0786-0858, Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum), Jonas Forsman (0000-0002-8473-6327, Karolinska Institutet), Jari Tiihonen (0000-0002-0400-6798, University of Eastern Finland), Markku Lähteenvuo (0000-0002-7244-145X, Niuvanniemi Hospital)
Year2023
Volume14
Pages1157171-1157171
Publication date2023-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1157171
PMID37457767
OpenAlexW4382723146
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

The recidivism rate in Finland was markedly lower than has been previously reported for other Western countries, and the mean duration of treatment was also longer. A longer treatment time may reduce the risk of criminal recidivism in forensic psychiatric patients. The results suggest, as previous studies have found, that more effort is indicated on the treatment of substance abuse

Cohort · Forensic psychiatry · Forensic science · Poison control · Psychiatry · Recidivism · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine

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