P0146 - Characteristics of morbidity and criminality of patients treated at Center of Forensic Psychiatry, Special Psychiatric Hospital Gornja Toponica 2003-2005

Abstract

Center of Forensic Psychiatry at the Special Psychiatric Hospital Gornja Toponica is conducting all legal forms of security measures: security measure of obligatory psychiatric treatment, security measure of obligatory treatment of alcoholics, security measure of obligatory treatment of substance - dependent patients and protection measures of obligatory treatment of alcoholic and substance - dependent patients.

This study included all patients treated at the Center for the period 2003.- 2005., 170 total. Aim of the study was to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in nosology of psychiatric disorders, concerning the form of the measure and to determine connection between diagnosis and the form of security measure. Authors tried to establish connection between diagnosis and criminogene activity and compare results with the results reported up to now.

Results of the study implicate that obligatory psychiatric treatment, measure of unlimited duration, is connected to patients with psychotic disorders. Other kinds of measures are issued towards the patients with alcohol dependence or non- alcohol substance dependence, but most of them have DSM IV Axis II diagnosis of Personality Disorder or even psychotic disorder of DSM IV Axis I.

There is a percentage obvious, statistically significant difference, in criminogene activity concerning the diagnosis and form of security measure. The status of the psychiatric patients is discussed, regarding their social and legal rights.