Association of Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality disorder with violent crimes and homicides in Greek prisons

Association of Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality disorder with violent crimes and homicides in Greek prisons

Abstract Background Personality disorders (PDs) have been associated with both violent crimes and homicides in many studies. The proportion of PDs among prisoners reaches up to 80%. For male prisoners, the most common PD in the literature is antisocial PD. The aim of this study was to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Apostolopoulos, Ioannis Michopoulos, Ioannis Zachos, Emmanouil Rizos, Georgios Tzeferakos, Vasiliki Manthou, Charalambos Papageorgiou, Athanasios Douzenis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Annals of General Psychiatry
Subjects:
Personality disorders
Prisoners
Cluster A
Schizotypal
Schizoid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12991-018-0204-4

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