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Received: 14 November 2016 Accepted: 20 March 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx
Association between schizophrenia and violence among Chinese female offenders Jun Wang1, Chun Li1, Xiao-min Zhu1, Si-mei Zhang1, Jian-song Zhou1, Qi-guang Li1, Qun Wang1, Shao-ling Zhong1, Chee H. Ng 2, Gabor S. Ungvari3,4, Yu-tao Xiang5 & Xiao-ping Wang1 Little is known about the association between schizophrenia and violence in women in China. This study aimed to examine the association between schizophrenia and violence in Chinese female offenders. Fifty-two schizophrenia patients were identified from the female offenders who received forensic psychiatric assessments in 2011 in Hunan province, China. Using a propensity score matching method, 104 matched controls without psychiatric disorders were selected from female criminals in Hunan province. Violent offences and homicides were verified and recorded. The percentages of violent offences and homicides were significantly higher in female offenders with schizophrenia than in controls (78.8% vs. 30.8%, P
OPEN
Received: 14 November 2016 Accepted: 20 March 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx
Association between schizophrenia and violence among Chinese female offenders Jun Wang1, Chun Li1, Xiao-min Zhu1, Si-mei Zhang1, Jian-song Zhou1, Qi-guang Li1, Qun Wang1, Shao-ling Zhong1, Chee H. Ng 2, Gabor S. Ungvari3,4, Yu-tao Xiang5 & Xiao-ping Wang1 Little is known about the association between schizophrenia and violence in women in China. This study aimed to examine the association between schizophrenia and violence in Chinese female offenders. Fifty-two schizophrenia patients were identified from the female offenders who received forensic psychiatric assessments in 2011 in Hunan province, China. Using a propensity score matching method, 104 matched controls without psychiatric disorders were selected from female criminals in Hunan province. Violent offences and homicides were verified and recorded. The percentages of violent offences and homicides were significantly higher in female offenders with schizophrenia than in controls (78.8% vs. 30.8%, P
