Victimization of the severely mentally ill in Greece

The extent of the problem

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19272003
AutoresMagdalini Katsikidou (0000-0001-8335-8902, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece), Maria Samakouri (0000-0002-3173-0474, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece), Maria Fotiadou (0000-0003-4945-0267, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, The Maudsley Hospital, London, UK), Aikaterini Arvaniti (0000-0003-3167-8204, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece), Theofanis Vorvolakos (0000-0003-0340-2278, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece), Kiriakos Xenitidis (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, The Maudsley Hospital, London, UK), Miltos Livaditis (Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Año2013
Volumen59
Número7
Páginas706-715
Fecha de publicación2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020764012448782
PMID22733004
OpenAlexW2003014238
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas35

BACKGROUND: In contrast to extensive research on psychiatric patients' dangerousness, very few studies have examined their victimization. AIM: The aim of our study is to record reported victimization of seriously mentally ill outpatients in Greece and compare them with healthy controls. METHOD: We interviewed 150 severely mentally ill outpatients and a matched group of healthy controls using a semi-structured interview. This recorded incidents of victimization and perceived discrimination during the previous year. Logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of demographic parameters on both victimization and discrimination. RESULTS: In this study 59.3% of patients and 46.0 % of controls (p = .02) reported being victims of a criminal act at least once and 52.0% of patients and 24.0 % of controls (p < .001) reported experiencing discrimination during the previous year. Patients, in comparison to controls, were more likely to report being victims of any kind of victimization (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.07-3.21), of assault/threat (OR = 4.62, 95% CI = (2.32-9.19) and of discrimination (OR = 3.34, 95% CI = (2.1-5.62). In addition, patients reported experiencing higher distress in assault/threat crime compared to controls (p = .03). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with serious mental illness are more likely than the general population to report being victims of criminal acts and experiencing discrimination

Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Workplace Violence and Bullying