Ethnicity, violent offending, and vulnerability to schizophrenia: a pilot study.
Psychol Psychother
; 85(2): 143-9, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-22903906
Previous research has highlighted increased risk for schizophrenia in Afro-Caribbeans as well as over-representation in the prison population. This small-scale study examined the relationship between criminality, ethnicity, and psychosis-proneness in a male prison sample. Twenty British Caucasian and 20 Afro-Caribbean prisoners were divided into equal sub-groups of violent and non-violent offenders. Participants completed measures of schizotypy, delusional ideation, and hostility. Afro-Caribbean offenders scored more highly on negative schizotypy and delusional ideation than their Caucasian counterparts. Violent offenders scored more highly on the positive symptoms of schizotypy than non-violent prisoners. Both ethnicity and violent offending may be relevant factors when considering vulnerability to psychosis in the offending population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Psicología del Esquizofrénico
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Violencia
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Crimen
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Población Negra
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Psychother
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido