Ellis Andrew, Kumar Varad, Rodriguez Marcelo, Allnutt Stephen
Justice Health Community Forensic Mental Health Service, and Conjoint Lecturer, UNSW, North Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;18(6):542-6. doi: 10.3109/10398562.2010.499434.
The purpose of this study was to describe the demographic and clinical variables of the conditionally released forensic patient population in New South Wales.
Data were gathered from 74 conditionally released forensic patients.
Of this population, 37% had committed homicides and 50% had committed serious violent offences (attempted murder, grievous bodily harm or robbery). Approximately two-thirds had their first admission to a psychiatric hospital before the age of 30. The majority (83%) of patients were diagnosed with schizophrenia and 55% had a history of substance use disorders; 24% were deemed to have been intoxicated at the time of the offence.
Conditionally released forensic patients in NSW show similar characteristics to those in other jurisdictions. Areas identified for further evaluation are comorbid substance use and rehabilitation, longer term outcomes and the under representation of indigenous persons.
本研究旨在描述新南威尔士州有条件获释的法医鉴定患者群体的人口统计学和临床变量。
收集了74名有条件获释的法医鉴定患者的数据。
在该群体中，37%的人犯有杀人罪，50%的人犯有严重暴力犯罪（谋杀未遂、重伤或抢劫）。约三分之二的人在30岁之前首次入住精神病院。大多数（83%）患者被诊断为精神分裂症，55%有物质使用障碍史；24%的人在犯罪时被认为处于醉酒状态。
新南威尔士州有条件获释的法医鉴定患者表现出与其他司法管辖区患者相似的特征。有待进一步评估的领域包括物质使用与康复合并症、长期结果以及原住民代表性不足的问题。
