Crime victimization in adults with severe mental illness - Comparison with the national crime victimization survey
Crime victimization in adults with severe mental illness - Comparison with the national crime victimization survey
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DOI:
10.1001/archpsyc.62.8.911
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
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通讯作者:
Weiner, DA
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作者:
Teplin, LA;McClelland, GM;Weiner, DA
Context: Since deinstitutionalization, most persons with severe mental illness (SMI) now live in the community, where they are at great risk for crime victimization.Objectives: To determine the prevalence and incidence of crime victimization among persons with SMI by sex, race/ethnicity, and age, and to compare rates with general population data (the National Crime Victimization Survey), controlling for income and demographic differences between the samples.Design: Epidemiologic study of persons in treatment. independent master's-level clinical research interviewers administered the National Crime Victimization Survey to randomly selected patients sampled from 16 randomly selected mental health agencies.Setting: Sixteen agencies providing outpatient, day, and residential treatment to persons with SMI in Chicago, III.Participants: Randomly selected, stratified sample of 936 patients aged 18 or older (483 men, 453 women) who were African American (n=329), non-Hispanic white (n=321), Hispanic (n=270), or other race/ethnicity (n = 22). The comparison group comprised 32449 participants in the National Crime Victimization Survey.Main Outcome Measure: National Crime Victimization Survey, developed by the Bureau of justice Statistics.Results: More than one quarter of persons with SMI had been victims of a violent crime in the past year, a rate more than 11 times higher than the general population rates even after controlling for demographic differences between the 2 samples (P