Sociodemographic and psychopathological profiles of criminal offenders following psychiatric assessment.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 NEUROSCIENCES

Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique Pub Date : 2025-05-03 DOI:10.1016/j.encep.2025.01.013

Elise Finelle, Irène François-Purssell, Jean-Christophe Chauvet-Gelinier, Mélanie Loiseau

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Abstract

Aim of the study: Our aim was to identify the sociodemographic and psychopathological profiles of individuals undergoing criminal psychiatric assessment.

Materials and methods: This observational, descriptive, retrospective, monocentric study of criminal psychiatric assessments was performed in the Forensic Medicine Department of the Dijon Bourgogne University Hospital between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023.

Results: We included 235 criminal assessments, including 201 pre-sentence assessments. The offenders were mainly male (92.5%) with a median age of 37. According to the assessments, 63.7% of offenders suffered from psychiatric disorders, mostly psychotic. Half of the offenders had a criminal record and fewer than a third were repeat offenders (31.7%). The main offences were violence (20%), sexual offences against minors (12.8%) and robbery (10.4%). The assessments found that around two-thirds of the defendants suffered from psychiatric disorders, mainly psychotic disorders (45.3%), personality disorders (23.4%) and depressive disorders (8.6%). The expert noted impaired discernment in 44.4% of cases, and abolition in 13.6%. Finally, the expert warned of dangerousness in 69.6% of respondents, three-quarters of whom suffered from psychiatric disorders.

Conclusion: Our study enabled us to describe the typical profile offenders which could be used to implement prevention and targeted care.

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精神病评估后刑事罪犯的社会人口学和精神病理学特征。

研究目的：我们的目的是确定接受刑事精神病学评估的个人的社会人口学和精神病理学概况。材料和方法：这项观察性、描述性、回顾性、单中心的犯罪精神评估研究于2019年1月1日至2023年12月31日在第戎勃艮第大学医院法医学部进行。结果：共纳入235项刑事评估，其中201项为刑前评估。罪犯以男性为主（92.5%），中位年龄37岁。根据评估，63.7%的罪犯患有精神障碍，以精神病为主。一半的罪犯有犯罪记录，不到三分之一的人是惯犯（31.7%）。主要罪行是暴力（20%）、对未成年人进行性犯罪（12.8%）和抢劫（10.4%）。评估发现，大约三分之二的被告患有精神障碍，主要是精神障碍（45.3%）、人格障碍（23.4%）和抑郁症（8.6%）。该专家指出，44.4%的案例中有识别障碍，13.6%的案例中有废除。最后，专家警告说69.6%的受访者有危险，其中四分之三的人患有精神疾病。结论：本研究对典型的犯罪分子进行了描述，为实施预防和针对性护理提供了依据。

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Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

7.40%

发文量

162

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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