#ThrowbackThursday: Individual, Service, and Neighborhood Predictors of Aggression Among Persons With Mental Disorders
Tonia Nicholls
Scientific Director, Forensic Research, BCMHSUS; Professor, Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
By Michael C. Seto , Yanick Charette, Tonia L. Nicholls, and Anne Crocker ?
What factors reduce risk of reoffending and likelihood of aggression for people found NCRMD (not criminally responsible due to mental disorder)??
We studied almost 1500 individuals found NCRMD between 2000 and 2005 and tracked their trajectories until 2008.??
We found that for individual factors, age was the primary factor against reoffending: the older an individual was, the less likely they would reoffend, while those with personality disorders were a significant predictor for aggression. Having a long history of criminal involvement also increased the likelihood of recidivism. Lastly, women were more likely to act aggressively than men, but only if they were living with someone else, such as a friend.?
For service factors, or residence factors, we found that living in a hospital decreased likelihood of reoffending but increased likelihood of aggressive behaviour. Living in supportive housing, however, decreased both likelihood of offending and aggression.??
For neighbourhood factors, the more mental health services were available near the patients, the less likely they were to recidivate.???
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Posted by H. Tsui on behalf of TN.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
11 个月"the more mental health services were available near the patients, the less likely they were to recidivate" This really reinforces the importance of having comprehensive mental health supports in place on a systemic level and how it can benefit our entire community!
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at West China Brain Research Center, Chengdu, China
11 个月Take the medication (if necessary long-acting injectable) and rapid recall if failure/refusal to attend community supervision. Probably all we need to know. But do it tomorrow if abusing substances. The rest are small scale risk factors. Of course it would be better if they have a close relationship, job, home. But unlikely in this context.