Violent Behavior During Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment in a German Prison Hospital

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ID15529065
AuthorsPeter Seidel (0000-0002-4425-7655), Norbert Konrad (0000-0001-5072-8241, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Vincent Negatsch (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Dóra Dezső (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Ilany Kogan (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Ulrich Gauger (0000-0001-8174-1529, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Britta Neumann (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Alexander Voulgaris (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), Annette Opitz‐Welke (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume10
Pages762-762
Publication date2019-10-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00762
PMID31736795
OpenAlexW2987886823
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited5

Violent behavior in correctional facilities is common and differs substantially in type, target, implication, and trigger. Research on frequency and characteristics of violent behavior in correctional facilities and psychiatric hospitals is limited. Results from recent research suggest that comorbidity of severe mental disorder, personality disorder, and diagnosis of substance abuse is related to a higher risk of violent behavior. In the Berlin prison hospital, a database was created to collect data from all violent incidences (n=210) between 1997 and 2006 and between 2010 and 2016. In a retrospective, case-control study, we analyzed specific socioeconomic data and psychiatric diagnosis and compared the group of prisoners with violent behavior with randomly selected prisoners of the same department without violent behavior (n = 210). Diagnosis of schizophrenia, non-German nationality, no use of an interpreter, no children, and no previous sentence remained significantly associated with the dependent variable violent behavior. There were no significant differences regarding age and legal statuses. Practical implications for clinical work are discussed

Comorbidity · German · Medical emergency · Poison control · Population · Prison · Psychiatric hospital · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Socioeconomic status · Substance abuse · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

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