Table 3 Current diagnoses according to mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) or International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) research diagnostic criteria
From: Characteristics of mentally ill offenders from 100 psychiatric court reports
Diagnosis | Patients, n | Number of cases and percentage from the subgroup | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Murder | Robbery | Financial | Violent and simple offences | Other | Â |
Schizophrenia | 13 | 3 (21.4%) | 0 | 2 (16.6%) | 3 (9.6%) | 5 (18.5) | 0.05 |
Drug abuse | 56 | 7 (50%) | 13 (81.2%) | 3 (25%) | 18 (58%) | 15 (55.5%) | 0.001 |
Bipolar disorder | 8 | 0 | 1 (6.2%) | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (3.2%) | 5 (18.5%) | 0.04 |
Antisocial disorder | 10 | 0 | 7 (43.7%) | 0 | 2 (6.45%) | 1 (3.7%) | 0.001 |
Organic disorder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8.3%) | 3 (9.65%) | 2 (6.15%) | 0.04 |
Delusional disorder | 8 | 6 (42.8%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.45%) | 0 | 0.001 |
Adjustment disorder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 (58.3%) | 1 (3.2%) | 1 (3.7%) | 0.01 |
Dissociative disorder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 | 0.23 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (6.45%) | 0 | 0.11 |
Mental retardation | 9 | 1 (7.1%) | 0 | 0 | 4 (12.9%) | 4 (14.8%) | 0.13 |
No mental disorder | 10 | 1 (7.1%) | 3 (18.7%) | 4 (33.3%) | 2 (6.45%) | 0 | 0.05 |
Comorbidity | 35 | 4 (28.7%) | 8 (50%) | 8 (66.6%) | 8 (25.8%) | 7 (25.9%) | 0.04 |