Characteristics of forensic patients assigned to forensic outpatient treatment

In the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg an administrative regulation specifies which patients should be assigned to forensic outpatient treatment. Empirically, little is known about the clinical and criminological factors supporting these decisions. A complete survey of forensic inpatients in Bade...

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Published inFortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie Vol. 83; no. 1; p. 38
Main Authors Bulla, Jan, Ross, T, Hoffmann, K, Querengässer, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.01.2015
Subjects
Adult
Ambulatory Care
Commitment of Mentally Ill
Comorbidity
Female
Forensic Psychiatry
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Outpatients
Schizophrenia - therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
Germany
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Summary:In the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg an administrative regulation specifies which patients should be assigned to forensic outpatient treatment. Empirically, little is known about the clinical and criminological factors supporting these decisions. A complete survey of forensic inpatients in Baden-Württemberg was undertaken. From 476 patients released from unlimited detention (§ 63 StGB) 235 (45.6 %) received a court order for forensic aftercare between 2009 and 2012. Social, forensic, and psychiatric history differed only slightly compared with patients not assigned. Schizophrenia as diagnosis was overrepresented, personality disorder and paraphilia underrepresented. Both groups differed most with respect to the duration of detention. The decision for forensic outpatient treatment seems to be determined by process variables of inpatient treatment but not by criminological risk factors. This contradicts the R-N-R principles by Andrews and Bonta.
ISSN:1439-3522
DOI:10.1055/s-0034-1385743