Risk of Repeat Offending Among Violent Female Offenders With Psychotic and Personality Disorders

Putkonen, Hanna; Komulainen, Erkki; Virkkunen, Matti; Eronen, Markku; Lönnqvist, Jouko

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“…In another study, 132 female murderers, including those previously studied by Eronen, were followed in order to evaluate criminal recidivism. 22 The authors found that, after the first murder, 31 (23%) of the 132 women studied committed subsequent crimes, 15% of which were violent crimes. Of the women presenting criminal recidivism, 81% presented personality disorders, and 10% presented psychosis.…”

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Relação entre homicídio e transtornos mentais

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2006

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Relationship between homicide and mental disordersRelação entre homicídio e transtornos mentais A b s t r a c t Objective: Several studies have found a relationship between severe mental disorders and violence. One of the approaches to study this theme are investigations with homicide offenders. The aim of the present article was to investigate the association between homicide and mental disorders. Method: A review of the literature was made through the following databases: Medline, Scientific Eletronic Library Online and Lilacs. In the Medline system, it was also searched the related articles section. Results: Although there is an association between mental disorders and homicide, it is not clear why some patients behave violently and others do not. Comorbid alcohol/drugs disorders and personality disorders and lack of adherence to treatment may increase this risk. Conclusions: Identifying people with risk of violence and offering them mental health treatment services is warranted. These services should prevent the loss of contact and non-compliance with treatment that frequently precede homicide committed by people with severe mental disorders. It is of utmost importance that society and governmental authorities decrease the barriers that limit access to psychiatric and psychosocial treatment.

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“…Many psychiatric disorders such as personality and mood disorders, addiction and schizophrenia start during adolescence, suggesting that the neurobiological events involved in remodeling neural circuits that occur during this period render the adolescent developing brain highly vulnerable to experiential input (Paus et al, 2008). Importantly, exposure to high rates of stress around puberty has been related to an increase of violent behaviors and personality disorders (PD) [note that a very high percentage of individuals that commit violent repeated offenses suffer PD (Putkonen et al, 2003)]; although this is typically reported in men (Wolff and Shi, 2012) evidence is also available in women (Foy et al, 2012). Animal research has shown that exposure to stressful events during puberty increases agonistic behaviors during adolescence and adulthood in several species (Delville et al, 2003;Sachser, 1993).…”

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Long-term programming of enhanced aggression by peripuberty stress in female rats

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2013

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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Summary Human literature has linked adverse early life experiences with an increased risk to develop violent behaviors in both boys and girls. We have previously shown that male rats submitted to stress during the peripuberty period display as adults abnormal aggressive behavior against both male intruders and female partners. In the present study, we examined whether the same stress protocol would affect the development of aggressive behaviors in female rats. We evaluated the behavior of these peripuberty stressed female rats when confronted, at adulthood, with either female or male intruders, and during their cohabitation with male partners. Given that estrus cycle influences mood and aggressive behaviors, female aggressive behavior was assessed at different estrus cycle phases: estrus and diestrus, and during pregnancy and lactancy. Additionally, we evaluated postpartum plasma levels of vasopressin, oxytocin and corticosterone, hormones associated with aggression and the regulation of social behavior. Compared to control females, females submitted to stressful events during puberty exhibited higher and more sustained rates of aggression during adulthood independently on the estrus cycle or the sex of the intruder, and they had higher levels of plasma vasopressin. Significant correlations between plasma levels of vasopressin and corticosterone and aggressive behavior were also found. Strikingly, our results showed opposite intragroup correlations suggesting a different role of these hormones on aggression depending on life experiences. We provide here an animal model, devoid of cultural influences strongly supporting a role for biological factors in the development of aggressive behaviors following exposure to stressful events at puberty in females. #

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“…Most have restricted their measures of personality disorder to a global diagnosis (Putkonen et al, 2003;Wallace et al, 1998), have measured only ASPD (Eronen et al, 1996;Hodgins, et al, 1996), or have included general measures of crime (Keeney et al, 1997).…”

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Personality disorder and offending behaviour: findings from the national survey of male prisoners in England and Wales

Roberts

Coid

2010

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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Previous studies have related mental disorder and antisocial personality disorder to criminal behaviour, but little is known about the associations with other personality disorders. The aim of this study was to examine independent associations between offending behaviour over the lifetime and personality disorder in a representative sample of male offenders. A two-stage survey was carried out among prisoners in all prisons in England and Wales. DSM-IV personality disorder was measured using SCID-II in the second stage among 391 male prisoners. Independent relationships between personality disorder scores and lifetime offences were examined using multiple regression. Findings demonstrated several independent relationships between personality disorders and offending behaviour. Strongest associations were found between the conduct disorder and adult antisocial components of antisocial personality disorder, with no evidence that these were the consequence of the other Axis II disorders. Future research should investigate the functional links between personality disorder and offending behaviour

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Risk of Repeat Offending Among Violent Female Offenders With Psychotic and Personality Disorders

Abstract: The risk of recidivism was high in this study group yet was similar to that of other violent female offenders. The risk was high very early after release. It seems that women and men who are violent and have personality disorders are comparable in their risk of recidivism.

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Relação entre homicídio e transtornos mentais

Relação entre homicídio e transtornos mentais

Long-term programming of enhanced aggression by peripuberty stress in female rats

Personality disorder and offending behaviour: findings from the national survey of male prisoners in England and Wales

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