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INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have shown a growing correlation between violence and mental illness, but there is a higher risk of violent crimes only in certain cases of mental disorders. This study presents sociodemographic and psychiatric characteristics of homicide offenders in Serbia, in the Province of Vojvodina in a 10-year period (1996-2005). Material and Methods~ The obtained data are based on performed forensic and psychiatric expert investigatfons of 154 homicide offenders in preceding period, considering sociodemographic data, personal history and current psychiatric status. Data were analyzed using the statistical John's Macintosh programe. RESULTS: The male offenders were in the great majority (92%) as well as a low level of education (87%). A positive history of criminal acts was found in 24% of the subjects. Minority of subjects (21%) consumed alcohol on a daily basis. At the time of committing the crimes, 57% of homicide offenders were under the influence of alcohol, and just 2% of other psychoactive substances. Among the offenders who had previously received psychiatric treatment (31.2%), the most frequent diagnosis was alcohol addiction (25%) and anxiety disorders (22.9%). During the psychiatric examination 70.8% of the subjects were diagnosed with mental disorder: personality disorders (41%), alcohol addiction (84%), neurotic disorders (65%), schizophrenic psychosis (5.2%), affective disorders (3.2%), paranoid psychosis (2.6%), organic disorders (19%), psychoactive drug addiction (13%) and mental retardation (0.6%). Emotionally unstable personality disorder was dominant among personality disorders (55.6%). Diminished mental competency was established in 77.9% of subjects at the time of the homicide, being rather sever in most of them. All those diagnosed to have a psychotic disorder were mentally incompetent. CONCLUSION: Emotionally unstable disorders were the most common among the offenders who underwent forensic evaluation. A relatively low presence of psychotic disorders imposes the need for de-stigmatization particularly of the patients suffering from major mental illnesses.
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Criminales/psicología , Homicidio/psicología , Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología , Adulto , Demografía , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/psicología , Estudios Retrospectivos , Serbia , Factores Sociológicos , Factores de Tiempo , YugoslaviaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Psychiatry Section of the Society of Physicians of Vojvodina (SPV) was founded in 1982, after the Neuropsychiatry Section of SPV was divided into Neurology Section and Psychiatry Section. Since then, it has a presidency, a president and a secretary appointed by its assembly for a two-year period. FOUNDATION: In the first part of the paper authors described the period when the Section was founded, places where its main office was, its meetings, topics and lecturers as well as activities of Psychiatry Section members during the abovementioned period. MEMBERSHIP: The second part of the paper deals with personal, professional and academic biographies of all former presidents of the Section. The first president of Psychiatry Section was Prof. Dr. Stojan Vuckovic and from 1982 to 1984 its office was in Novi Sad, whereas from 1984-1986 it was in Sombor with Dr. Stevan M. Cicovacki as president and Dr. Panta Lazic as secretary. From 1986-1988 the Section's office was moved from Sombor to Subotica. Its president was Dr. Pal Ungar and Dr. Istvan Sic the secretary. From 1988-1990 the Section's office was moved to Senta. The new president was Dr. Milorad Curcic, and Dr. Katalin Kis-Kovac the secretary. In 1990 Sombor was again appointed to be the seat of the Section, and Dr. Ljiljana Ril was its president till 1992 with Dr. Sasa Mesterovic as secretary. In May 1992, the main office was moved to Vrsac and stayed there till 2000. The Section's president was Dr. Milan Beslin, and Dr. Ljiljana Mihajlovski the secretary. Senta was again appointed to be the seat of Psychiatry Section in 2000, with Dr. Milorad Curcic as its president and Dr. Josip Dadasovic as secretary. At the election assembly of the Psychiatry Section held on October 25, 2001 in Kikinda, presidential and secretarial mandates were prolonged, so the seat of the Section stays in Senta for the next two years. Apart from biographies, this paper also contains photos of all presidents of the Section.