Psychotic disorders and repeat offending: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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OBJECTIVE: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis on the risk of repeat offending in individuals with psychosis and to assess the effect of potential moderating characteristics on risk estimates. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted in 6 bibliographic databases from January 1966 to January 2009, supplemented with correspondence with authors. Studies that reported risks of repeat offending in individuals with psychotic disorders (n = 3511) compared with individuals with othe...

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Authors: Fazel, S; Yu, R

• Journal: Schizophrenia bulletin
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 800-810
• Publication date: 2011-07-01
• DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbp135
• EISSN: 1745-1701
• ISSN: 0586-7614
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adolescent; Humans; Young Adult; Recurrence; Schizophrenia; Adult; Crime; Risk; Schizophrenic Psychology; Female; Violence; Male; Psychotic Disorders; Prisoners; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Middle Aged; Follow-Up Studies