Individuals with schizophrenia who act violently towards others profit unequally from inpatient treatment-Identifying subgroups by latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with schizophrenia show a higher risk of committing violent offenses. Previous studies indicate that there are at least three subtypes of offenders with schizophrenia.

Objectives

Employing latent class analysis, the goals of this study were to investigate the presence of homogeneous subgroups of offender patients in terms of remission in psychopathology during inpatient treatment and whether or not these are related to subtypes found in previous studies. Results should help identify patient subgroups benefitting insufficiently from forensic inpatient treatment and allow hypotheses on possibly more suitable therapy option for these patients.

Methods

A series of latent class analyses was used to explore extensive and detailed psychopathological reports

SUBMITTER: Kirchebner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature