Exploring the Criminal Behavior of Women with Psychopathy: Results from a Multicenter Study into Psychopathy and Violent Offending in Female Forensic Psychiatric Patients

Individuals who engage in criminal behavior for which they are found not criminally responsible (NCR) may be at increased vulnerability to experience moral pain and, in extreme circumstances, moral injury after regaining insight into the consequences of their behavior. Yet, almost no research exists characterizing the nature, severity, or impact of moral pain in this population. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine forensic psychiatric patients and 21 of their care providers. Narratives were explored using thematic analysis. Findings demonstrate that NCR patients endorse symptoms consistent with moral injury, including feelings of guilt toward victims, shame for one’s behavior, and a loss of trust in one’s morality. Moral pain is a strong driver of behavior and must be understood as part of a constellation of factors influencing criminality, risk, and recovery. Future research must develop adequate tools to measure and characterize offense-related moral injury to understand its impact on this population.

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Gender Differences in the Assessment and Manifestation of Psychopathy: Results From a Multicenter Study in Forensic Psychiatric Patients

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health ◽

10.1080/14999013.2016.1138173 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 97-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Vivienne de Vogel ◽

Marike Lancel

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Forensic Psychiatric Patients ◽

Forensic Psychiatric

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The Relationships Of Clinical, Socio-demographic and Criminal Factors in a Sample of Forensic Psychiatric Patients

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1689 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S464-S464

Author(s):

A. Sileikaite ◽

A. Germanavičius ◽

I. Česnienė

Keyword(s):

Substance Abuse ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Criminal History ◽

Substance Abuse Problem ◽

Forensic Patients ◽

Violent Offending ◽

Violent Criminal ◽

Forensic Psychiatric Patients ◽

Forensic Psychiatric ◽

Competing Interest

IntroductionThe relationship between clinical factors and both psychosocial and criminal history characteristics among forensic psychiatric patients entering treatment in Lithuania has not been well explored.AimsThe aims and objectives of this presentation are:– to overview the clinical, socio-demographic and criminal factors in a Lithuanian sample of forensic psychiatric patients;– to demonstrate which factors were significant to violent criminal behaviour;– to address some main concerns and issues of risk assessment processes.MethodsData were collected from 325 forensic psychiatric patients’ files in one forensic psychiatric hospital in Lithuania. A sample consisted of 36 (11%) females and 289 (89%) males. The average age of patients was 41.7 years (SD = 14.0).ResultsPsychosis was the most common psychiatric diagnosis. The substance abuse problem was common in this population as well. The results of the logistic regression show that increase in patients’ substance abuse and their age was significantly associated with violent offending.ConclusionsThe study stressed an urgent need for further research of forensic patients in Lithuania.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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The role of psychosocial treatment in decreasing of future violence behavior risk in forensicly treated psychiatric patients

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72488-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 783-783

Author(s):

S. Jonovska ◽

V.Š. Jengić ◽

L. Safner ◽

G. Bošković ◽

S. Zudenigo

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Psychosocial Treatment ◽

Violence Risk ◽

Forensic Psychiatric Patients ◽

Forensic Treatment ◽

Aggression Questionnaire ◽

Schizophrenic Group ◽

Forensic Psychiatric ◽

In The Beginning

The main aim of this study was to establish to what extent psychosocial treatment as a part of complex, multicomponent forensic treatment has an influence on decreasing of the future violence behavior risk in population of forensic psychiatric patients. We examinated 13 patients treated on Department of Forensic Psychiatry of Psychiatric Hospital Rab in Rab, Croatia. 9 of them were males and 4 of them females, 25–60 years of age, all of them were compulsory hospitalized because of committed criminal act connected with violent behavior. All of them have diagnosis of schizophrenic group of diseases with different duration of forensic treatment (from few months to few years). During 2010. all of them participated in psychosocial programe workshops once a week, for 6 months.MethodsViolence Risk Screening-10 (V-RISK-10), subjective measure of the programme chairmen performed in the beginning and in the end of the programme. The Aggression Questionnaire and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale as self-assesment scales were performed in the end of the programme. Results point on decreasing of V-RISK-10 results in the end of the programe in all participants. Interested observation was that mentioned results and those on self-assesment scales were not always been correlated positively. We also proved negative correlation between aggressivity and spirituality. As a conclusion, we have indications to believe that is real to expect that comining psychosocial treatment with targeted psuchopharmacological interventions could leed to decreasing the risk of future violent bihevior in forensicly treated psuchiatric patients.

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