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Profile of population targeted by violent behavior of psychotic patients

Psikotik hastaların şiddet davranışlarında hedef kitle profili

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Recognizing the risk factors and the population most often targeted by homicidal behavior is essential for protecting patients and the community.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the population targeted by the violent behavior of psychotic patients and to provide data on the treatment and therapeutic support of psychiatric professionals based on our results.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: Eighty-one psychotic patients lacking criminal responsibility and under observation or mandatory treatment due to violent crime were compared with a control group of 31 persons with criminal responsibility.
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Conclusion & Impact:Recognizing the risk factors and the population most often targeted by homicidal behavior is essential for protecting patients and the community.
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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the population targeted by the violent behavior of psychotic patients and to provide data on the treatment and therapeutic support of psychiatric professionals based on our results. Method: Eighty-one psychotic patients lacking criminal responsibility and under observation or mandatory treatment due to violent crime were compared with a control group of 31 persons with criminal responsibility. The sociodemographic features of the two groups&#8217; victims and descriptive data about the crimes and the target populations were examined and analyzed with SPSS 11. Results: Patient and control groups were compared according to their relationships to their victims. Of psychotic patients&#8217; victims, 36.9% percent were family members, while in the non-psychotic group the proportion was 10%, a statistically significant difference (p<0.01). We also found a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the mean ages of their victims and in the proportions who victimized married people, had previously met with their victims or who lived with their victims prior to the homicidal act. Conclusion: This study concludes that violent psychotic patients mostly choose their victims from among their family members. Psychotic patients were three times more likely to choose a relative compared to the control group. Recognizing the risk factors and the population most often targeted by homicidal behavior is essential for protecting patients and the community.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı psikotik hastaların sergiledikleri şiddet davranışında hedef aldıkları kitle profilini araştırmak ve sonuçlar doğrultusunda ruh sağlığı alanında çalışan profesyonellere sağaltım ve terapötik destek alanında veri sağlamaktır. Yöntem: İnsana yönelik şiddet suçundan dolayı gözlem veya zorunlu tedavi altında bulunan ceza sorumluğu olmayan 81 kişiden oluşan psikotik hasta grubu ile ceza sorumluluğu tam olan 31 kişiden oluşan kontrol grubu karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmada hedef kitle profilinin belirleyicisi olabileceği varsayımı ile kurbana ait sosyodemografik özellikler, şiddet içeren suça ve hedef kitleye ait tanımlayıcı bilgiler incelenirken çıkan sonuçlar SPSS 11 paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Hasta ve kontrol grubu hedef aldıkları kurbanlarla yakınlık dereceleri açısından karşılaştırıldıklarında psikotik grupta bulunan %36,9’luk aile yakınlarını hedef alma oranı, psikotik olmayan grupta bulunan %10’luk orandan istatistiksel olarak (p<0,01) anlamlı derecede daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Ayrıca gruplar arasında kurbanlara ait yaş ortalamaları, evli şahısları hedef almış olma, kurbanlarıyla daha önce karşılaşmış olmak ve suç esnasında kurbanla birlikte aynı mekanda yaşıyor olma açısından istatiksel açıdan anlamlı farklar olduğu saptandı. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada saldırgan davranış sergileyen psikotik hastaların kontrol grubuna göre üç katından daha fazla oranda aile bireylerini hedef aldıkları görülmüştür. Risk altındaki grubu ve risk faktörlerini tanımak hem hastayı hem de toplumu korumak açısından gereklidir.

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URAL, C., BELLİ, H., ÖNCÜ, F., Soysal, H. (2012). Profile of population targeted by violent behavior of psychotic patients. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 1, 26–32. https://ajindex.com/articles/88940

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