Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia
Introduction/Objective. Homicide, a major public concern, has always attracted the attention of criminology, psychiatry, psychology, and other related disciplines. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of mental disorders in 94 attempted/ committed homicide perpetrators...
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| author | Knežević Vladimir Ratković Dragana Ivanović-Kovačević Svetlana Vejnović Ana Marija Šobot Valentina Čomić Maša Knežević Jelena |
| author_facet | Knežević Vladimir Ratković Dragana Ivanović-Kovačević Svetlana Vejnović Ana Marija Šobot Valentina Čomić Maša Knežević Jelena |
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| description | Introduction/Objective. Homicide, a major public concern, has always attracted the attention of criminology, psychiatry, psychology, and other related disciplines. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of mental disorders in 94 attempted/ committed homicide perpetrators. Methods. The authors conducted a psychiatric assessment of all perpetrators based on psychiatric interviews, psychological testing, and the examination of available medical records. Results. The key findings of this study imply that there is a large percentage of violent crime perpetrators with mental disorders (62%). When we excluded people with personality disorders from this group, we found that the most common major mental disorders among the perpetrators were psychosis and alcohol use disorders (approximately 10% each). Conclusion. The results highlight the importance of the early identification and treatment of people with mental disorders in the general population, as this could reduce the possibility of criminal behavior. The high overall incidence of mental disorders in the group of homicide perpetrators indicates the need for a reform of psychiatric services in Serbia and the promotion of psychiatry in the community, which would contribute to bringing professionals closer to people with mental disorders and thus, timely recognition and treatment of these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5ea6be3efd14d18b388c99658994ced2023-12-12T13:09:05ZengSerbian Medical SocietySrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo0370-81792406-08952023-01-011519-1057858210.2298/SARH220911088K0370-81792300088KPsychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in SerbiaKnežević Vladimir0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-0710Ratković Dragana1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9864-524XIvanović-Kovačević Svetlana2Vejnović Ana Marija3Šobot Valentina4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7018-3944Čomić Maša5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6392-2473Knežević Jelena6University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Psychiatry, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, SerbiaIntroduction/Objective. Homicide, a major public concern, has always attracted the attention of criminology, psychiatry, psychology, and other related disciplines. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of mental disorders in 94 attempted/ committed homicide perpetrators. Methods. The authors conducted a psychiatric assessment of all perpetrators based on psychiatric interviews, psychological testing, and the examination of available medical records. Results. The key findings of this study imply that there is a large percentage of violent crime perpetrators with mental disorders (62%). When we excluded people with personality disorders from this group, we found that the most common major mental disorders among the perpetrators were psychosis and alcohol use disorders (approximately 10% each). Conclusion. The results highlight the importance of the early identification and treatment of people with mental disorders in the general population, as this could reduce the possibility of criminal behavior. The high overall incidence of mental disorders in the group of homicide perpetrators indicates the need for a reform of psychiatric services in Serbia and the promotion of psychiatry in the community, which would contribute to bringing professionals closer to people with mental disorders and thus, timely recognition and treatment of these patients.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2023/0370-81792300088K.pdfhomicidemental illnesspsychosisalcohol use disorderspersonality disorders |
| spellingShingle | Knežević Vladimir Ratković Dragana Ivanović-Kovačević Svetlana Vejnović Ana Marija Šobot Valentina Čomić Maša Knežević Jelena Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo homicide mental illness psychosis alcohol use disorders personality disorders |
| title | Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia |
| title_full | Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia |
| title_short | Psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in Serbia |
| title_sort | psychiatric characteristics of homicide perpetrators in serbia |
| topic | homicide mental illness psychosis alcohol use disorders personality disorders |
| url | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2023/0370-81792300088K.pdf |
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