A Latent Class Analysis of Forensic Psychiatric Patients in Relation to Risk and Protective Factors

Frontiers in Psychology

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Marija Janković¹  Erik Masthoff²  Marinus Spreen³  Peter de Looff²  Stefan Bogaerts¹ 

[1] Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University;Fivoor Science and Treatment Innovation;Department of Social Work, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

关键词: patient class;    forensic patients;    risk factors;    protective factors;    latent class analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.695354

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Forensic psychiatric patients form a very heterogeneous population regarding psychopathology, criminal history, and risk factors for reoffending. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether there are more homogeneous classes of forensic patients based on DSM-IV-TR Axis I and II diagnoses and previously committed offenses, by means of explorative latent class analysis (LCA). It was also investigated which risk and protective factors are significantly more prevalent in one class compared to other classes. The study sample contained 722 male forensic psychiatric patients who were unconditionally released between 2004 and 2014 from high-security forensic clinics. Data were retrospectively derived from electronic patient files. Five distinctive patient classes emerged: class with only Axis II diagnosis, class with multiple problems, antisocial class, psychotic class, and intellectually disabled class. These classes differed significantly in risk and protective factors. This study contributes to the understanding of patient classes and provides directions for future, class-tailored interventions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY