Psychiatric Characteristics of Homicide Defendants

Martone, Christine A.; Mulvey, Edward P.; Yang, Suzanne; Nemoianu, Andrei; Shugarman, Ryan; Soliman, Layla

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12060858

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“…They concluded that most perpetrators of homicide were neither acutely ill nor under mental health care at the time of the offense. Their findings echoed results from the Martone et al (2013) study in the United States, which, in an unselected sample of defendants charged with homicide between 2001 and 2005, found that 58% had at least one Axis I or II diagnosis (47% with substance misuse) and 37% had prior psychiatric contact. Despite these high lifetime prevalence rates, only 8% of those with Axis I disorders were receiving treatment in the 3 months prior to the homicide.…”

Section: Mental Disorder and Homicidementioning

confidence: 54%

The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

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The aim of this article was to compare the characteristics and outcome of homicide and non-homicide mentally disordered patients all of whom had been hospitalised. Seventy-four patients with a homicide conviction were compared with 521 convicted of a non-homicide offense. The former group were older, were more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia but less likely to have suffered from childhood adversity, and had less criminality. They also had fewer convictions during the follow-up. Little distinguished these two groups with both suffering from multiple disadvantages suggesting the need for ongoing care and support.

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Section: Mental Disorder and Homicidementioning

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The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

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“…Homicide is a major public health and social concern in the United States (Cooper and Smith 2011;Martone et al 2013;Matejkowski et al 2008). Approximately 15,000 homicides took place every year over the past decade (Martone et al 2013).…”

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“…Approximately 15,000 homicides took place every year over the past decade (Martone et al 2013). Studies have found higher rates of psychiatric disorders in homicide off enders than in the general population (Martone et al 2013;Matejkowski et al 2008;C ô t é and Hodgins 1992). For example, a study of the inmates in the Indiana state prison system who had been convicted of homicide between 1990 and 2002 showed that about 18% of all homicides are committed by individuals with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other psychotic illnesses (Matejkowski et al 2008).…”

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Bipolar disorder, testosterone administration, and homicide: A case report

Sher

Landers

2014

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

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“…We were able to contact by email all but one [19] of the authors of epidemiological studies of homicide in schizophrenia published after 1981, but we were only able to contact the authors of one of the 8 studies published between published between 1960 and 1981. The authors of two studies were not able to provide further data because homicide recidivism was not part of their research design [27,32]. The authors of 10 studies provided previously unreported data about homicide recidivism.…”

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of homicide recidivism and Schizophrenia

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Nielssen

2014

BMC Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of homicide recidivists among population studies of homicide offenders with schizophrenia.MethodsSystematic review and meta-analysis of published studies of homicide associated with schizophrenia conducted in defined populations and indexed in Medline, PsychINFO, or Embase between January 1960 and November 2013. Published data was supplemented with unpublished data about recidivism obtained by personal communication from the authors of published studies of homicide and schizophrenia. Random effects meta-analysis was used to calculate a pooled estimate of the proportion of homicide recidivists.ResultsThree studies reported that 4.3%, 4.5%, and 10.7% of homicide offenders with schizophrenia had committed an earlier homicide. Unpublished data were obtained from the authors of 11 studies of homicide in schizophrenia published in English between 1980 and 2013. The authors of 2 studies reported a single case of homicide recidivism and the authors of 9 studies reported no cases. The rates of homicide recidivism between studies were highly heterogeneous (I-square = 79). The pooled estimate of the proportion of homicide offenders with schizophrenia who had committed an earlier homicide was 2.3% (95% CI (Confidence Interval) 0.07% to 7.2%), a figure that was not reported in any individual study. The pooled proportion of homicide recidivists from published reports was more than ten times greater (8.6%, 95% CI 5.7%-12.9%) than the pooled proportion of homicide recidivists estimated from data provided by personal communication (0.06%, 95% CI 0.02% to 1.8%).ConclusionsIn most jurisdictions, homicide recidivism by people with schizophrenia is less common than published reports have suggested. The reasons for the variation in the rates of homicide recidivism between studies are unclear, although in most jurisdictions long-term secure treatment and supervision after release appears to be effective in preventing homicide recidivism. A prospective study conducted in a large population or in multiple jurisdictions over a long period of time might result in a more accurate estimate the risk of a second homicide by a person with schizophrenia.

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Psychiatric Characteristics of Homicide Defendants

Abstract: Rates of axis I disorders were lower than reported in previous studies. Few homicide defendants were in psychiatric treatment at the time of the crime, suggesting limited opportunities for prevention by mental health providers.

Cited by 70 publications

References 17 publications

The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

Bipolar disorder, testosterone administration, and homicide: A case report

Systematic review and meta-analysis of homicide recidivism and Schizophrenia

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