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ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2018

Association of Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality disorder with violent crimes and homicides in Greek prisons.

Athanasios Apostolopoulos, Ioannis Michopoulos, Ioannis Zachos, Emmanouil Rizos, Georgios Tzeferakos, Vasiliki Manthou, Charalambos Papageorgiou, Athanasios Douzenis

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Article in Annals of general psychiatry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Athanasios Apostolopoulos12nd Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis Michopoulos12nd Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis ZachosOrganization Against Drugs, Athens, Greece.
Emmanouil Rizos12nd Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Georgios Tzeferakos12nd Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki ManthouOrganization Against Drugs, Athens, Greece.
Charalambos Papageorgiou21st Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Aeginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Athanasios Douzenis12nd Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRNational Public Health Organization · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GR

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Abstract

backgroundPersonality disorders (PDs) have been associated with both violent crimes and homicides in many studies. The proportion of PDs among prisoners reaches up to 80%. For male prisoners, the most common PD in the literature is antisocial PD. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between PDs and violent crimes/homicides of male prisoners in Greece.

methodsA sample of 308 subjects was randomly selected from a population of 1300 male prisoners incarcerated in two Greek prisons, one urban and one rural. The presence of PDs was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4). Using logistic regression models PD types and PD "Clusters" (independent variables) were associated with "violent/non-violent crimes" and "homicides/non homicides" (dependent variables).

results"Cluster A" PDs (Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal) were diagnosed in 16.2%, "Cluster B" (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic) in 66.9% and "Cluster C" (Obsessive-Compulsive, Dependent, Avoidant) in 2.9% of the studied population. Violent crimes and homicides were found significantly associated with "Cluster A" PDs (

conclusionsThe majority of prisoners was found to suffer from a PD, mainly the Antisocial "Cluster B", but the commitment of violent crimes and homicides was significantly associated only with "Cluster A" PDs and specifically with Schizoid and Schizotypal PD.

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Cluster APersonality disordersPrisonersSchizoidSchizotypal

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