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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 1/2011

Open Access 01-01-2011 | Original Paper

Violent victimisation of psychiatric patients: a Swedish case–control study

Authors: Joakim Sturup, Karolina Sorman, Per Lindqvist, Marianne Kristiansson

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Objectives

To report the rate of violent victimisation of psychiatric patients 1 year before interview and to examine the relative rate in comparison to the general population.

Method

Cases were recruited from two public psychiatric hospitals in Stockholm County (n = 390). The controls comprised gender- and age-matched people interviewed in an annual national survey of living conditions (n = 1,170).

Results

Twenty percent of the patients had been victimised during the preceding year. The relative rate was six times higher than that of the controls. Women appeared to be most vulnerable with a tenfold risk increase.

Conclusions

The findings stress that psychiatric patients are vulnerable to other people’s violent behaviour.
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Metadata
Title
Violent victimisation of psychiatric patients: a Swedish case–control study
Authors
Joakim Sturup
Karolina Sorman
Per Lindqvist
Marianne Kristiansson
Publication date
01-01-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-009-0167-5

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