General and violent recidivism of former forensic psychiatric patients in Finland

BackgroundForensic psychiatric care in Finland is provided to individuals who have committed a crime due to a serious mental disorder and are in need of psychiatric care. The reconviction (recidivism) rates for this patient group vary in time and between countries, likely due to different treatment...

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Main Authors: Ilkka Ojansuu, Antti Latvala, Hannu Kautiainen, Jonas Forsman, Jari Tiihonen, Markku Lähteenvuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1157171/full