Twelve-month prevalence and correlates of criminal offending in a nationally representative sample of people with psychotic disorders
We found that known sociodemographic risk factors such as sex and homelessness were predictive of both any offending and violent offending. Other significant correlates of any offending behaviour were cannabis use, other illicit substance use and violent victimisation. Clinical factors including past year delusions, mania and deliberate self-harm, and premorbid personality disorder were associated with any offending but not with violent offending. Our study challenges the importance given to many clinical factors, especially in regard to risk of violent offending.
Authors
- Frank Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-6234)
- Anna Waterreus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-7701)
- Patsy Di Prinzio
- David Castle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-1580)
- Anoop Sankaranarayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-8073)
- Vera A. Morgan
- Giulietta Valuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2939-6251)
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674251346676
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government