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Actas Esp Psiquiatr ; 28(3): 151-5, 2000.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11000696

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Some studies point up the frequent aggressiveness showed by the schizophrenic in-patients. The aim of this research is to know some possible predictors factors of this violence, in order to prevent it. METHOD: A two-year long retrospective study was carried out on acts of physical violence committed by schizophrenic in-patients in a General Hospital. This group was compared with a non-aggressive control group. RESULTS: Twenty-nine (29) patients committed ninety (90) acts of assault. The predictive value for violence has been evaluated using twelve variables (court orders, clinical diagnosis, past history of violence, sex, age, married, single, employment status, profession, cohabitation, previous hospitalizations and recent hospitalization) through Discriminative Analysis of the aggressive group and another control of seventy-two (72) non-aggressive schizophrenic patients. Four significant variables turned out to be predictive of violent behaviour: being clinically diagnosed as residual, having a past history of violence, being unemployed and living alone. CONCLUSIONS: The fact of being diagnosed as residual schizophrenia is always predictive of very aggressive behaviour. Using these four variables, a classification tree for violence prediction in schizophrenic in-patients has been established.


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Aggression , Schizophrenia/diagnosis , Schizophrenia/rehabilitation , Violence/psychology , Adult , Female , Hospitalization , Hospitals, Psychiatric , Humans , Male , Predictive Value of Tests , Retrospective Studies
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Actas esp. psiquiatr ; 28(3): 151-155, mayo 2000.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-1751

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Introducción: Diferentes estudios destacan la frecuente agresividad que presentan los pacientes esquizofrénicos hospitalizados. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer factores predictores de esta violencia, para mejorar su prevención. Metodología: Se realiza un estudio retrospectivo de dos años de duración de los actos de heteroagresividad física cometidos por pacientes esquizofrénicos, ingresados en una Unidad Hospitalaria Psiquiátrica, comparado con un grupo control no agresivo. Resultados: 29 pacientes cometieron 90 actos agresivos. Se evalúa el valor predictivo de agresividad de 12 variables (autorización judicial, tipo clínico, presencia de agresividad previa, sexo, edad, casado, soltero, actividad laboral, convivencia, ingresos anteriores y hospitalización reciente) mediante análisis discriminante del grupo agresivo y de otro control de 72 esquizofrénicos no agresivos. Resultan cuatro variables significativas predictoras de agresividad: tipo clínico residual, presencia de agresividad previa, inexistencia de actividad laboral y vivir solo. Conclusiones: El diagnóstico residual predice siempre el ser muy agresivo. Con las cuatro variables predictoras, se construye un árbol de clasificación pronóstico de agresividad en esquizofrénicos hospitalizados. (AU)


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Adult , Male , Female , Humans , Aggression , Schizophrenia , Violence , Retrospective Studies , Hospitalization , Hospitals, Psychiatric , Predictive Value of Tests
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