Publications by authors named "Nadji Kahtan"
Psychiatric diagnosis and differential risks of offending following discharge.
Int J Law Psychiatry
January 2016
Psychiatric diagnosis is not considered a risk factor for offending following discharge. However, treatment interventions and aftercare are strongly influenced by clinical primary diagnosis. We compared differential risks of reoffending of patients falling into six primary diagnostic categories following discharge from Medium Secure Units in the UK: schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder; delusional disorder; mania/hypomania; depressive disorder; organic brain syndrome; personality disorder.
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- Treatment in medium secure forensic psychiatry aims to reduce public risk by providing care for individuals with mental health issues who have offended.
- A study followed 1,344 patients over an average of 6.2 years post-discharge to analyze the rate of reoffending and identify contributing risk factors.
- Findings showed that while the majority did not reoffend, certain factors like gender, age, and previous convictions increased the likelihood of serious reoffending, indicating a need for better identification and management of high-risk individuals.