TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality, Schizophrenia, and Violence
T2 - A Longitudinal Study
AU - Candini, Valentina
AU - Ghisi, Marta
AU - Bottesi, Gioia
AU - Ferrari, Clarissa
AU - Bulgari, Viola
AU - Iozzino, Laura
AU - Boero, Maria Elena
AU - De Francesco, Alessandra
AU - Maggi, Paolo
AU - Segalini, Beatrice
AU - Zuccalli, Vanessa
AU - Giobbio, Gian Marco
AU - Rossi, Giuseppe
AU - de Girolamo, Giovanni
PY - 2017/7/31
Y1 - 2017/7/31
N2 - The aims of this study were (a) to investigate the presence of clinically significant personality traits and personality disorders (PD) in patients living in residential facilities, with or without a history of violence (69 and 46, respectively); and (b) to investigate any associations between clinically significant personality traits and PDs, aggression, impulsivity, hostility, and violent behavior during a 1-year follow-up. The most frequent primary diagnoses were schizophrenia (58.3%) and PD (20.9%). Those with a history of violence demonstrated more antisocial and alcohol dependence features and lower depressive PD symptoms than the control group. Hostility levels, antisocial symptoms, and drug dependence, as well as a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II diagnosis of PD, predicted aggressive and violent behavior during follow-up. The study confirms the relevance of assessing PDs both to evaluate the risk of violent behavior and to plan appropriate preventive and treatment intervention.
AB - The aims of this study were (a) to investigate the presence of clinically significant personality traits and personality disorders (PD) in patients living in residential facilities, with or without a history of violence (69 and 46, respectively); and (b) to investigate any associations between clinically significant personality traits and PDs, aggression, impulsivity, hostility, and violent behavior during a 1-year follow-up. The most frequent primary diagnoses were schizophrenia (58.3%) and PD (20.9%). Those with a history of violence demonstrated more antisocial and alcohol dependence features and lower depressive PD symptoms than the control group. Hostility levels, antisocial symptoms, and drug dependence, as well as a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II diagnosis of PD, predicted aggressive and violent behavior during follow-up. The study confirms the relevance of assessing PDs both to evaluate the risk of violent behavior and to plan appropriate preventive and treatment intervention.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1521/pedi_2017_31_304
DO - 10.1521/pedi_2017_31_304
M3 - Article
C2 - 28758886
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Personality Disorders
JF - Journal of Personality Disorders
SN - 0885-579X
ER -