Sweden vs. Finland – forensic psychiatric care and subsequent recidivism in violent crime
The rate of violent recidivism among former forensic psychiatric patients is higher in Sweden than in Finland, with the cumulative incidence at five years being 1.8-fold in Sweden (1.5-fold among patients with psychosis). History of substance use disorder and higher age at discharge significantly influenced recidivism risk in both countries.
Authors
- Jonas Forsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-6327)
- Lenka Sivak
- Jari Tiihonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-6798)
- Ilkka Ojansuu
- Markku Lähteenvuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-145X)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine (SE)
- Niuvanniemi Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2025.2497816
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31