BACKGROUND: In contrast to extensive research on psychiatric patients' dangerousness, very few studies have examined their victimization. AIM: The aim of our study is to record reported victimization of seriously mentally ill outpatients in Greece and compare them with healthy controls. METHOD: We interviewed 150 severely mentally ill outpatients and a matched group of healthy controls using a semi-structured interview. This recorded incidents of victimization and perceived discrimination during the previous year. Logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of demographic parameters on both victimization and discrimination. RESULTS: In this study 59.3% of patients and 46.0 % of controls (p = .02) reported being victims of a criminal act at least once and 52.0% of patients and 24.0 % of controls (p < .001) reported experiencing discrimination during the previous year. Patients, in comparison to controls, were more likely to report being victims of any kind of victimization (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.07-3.21), of assault/threat (OR = 4.62, 95% CI = (2.32-9.19) and of discrimination (OR = 3.34, 95% CI = (2.1-5.62). In addition, patients reported experiencing higher distress in assault/threat crime compared to controls (p = .03). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with serious mental illness are more likely than the general population to report being victims of criminal acts and experiencing discrimination.
BACKGROUND: In contrast to extensive research on psychiatricpatients' dangerousness, very few studies have examined their victimization. AIM: The aim of our study is to record reported victimization of seriously mentally ill outpatients in Greece and compare them with healthy controls. METHOD: We interviewed 150 severely mentally ill outpatients and a matched group of healthy controls using a semi-structured interview. This recorded incidents of victimization and perceived discrimination during the previous year. Logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of demographic parameters on both victimization and discrimination. RESULTS: In this study 59.3% of patients and 46.0 % of controls (p = .02) reported being victims of a criminal act at least once and 52.0% of patients and 24.0 % of controls (p < .001) reported experiencing discrimination during the previous year. Patients, in comparison to controls, were more likely to report being victims of any kind of victimization (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.07-3.21), of assault/threat (OR = 4.62, 95% CI = (2.32-9.19) and of discrimination (OR = 3.34, 95% CI = (2.1-5.62). In addition, patients reported experiencing higher distress in assault/threat crime compared to controls (p = .03). CONCLUSIONS:Patients with serious mental illness are more likely than the general population to report being victims of criminal acts and experiencing discrimination.
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