Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine
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Diana Moreira

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• Review Article
  Crime, Re-offence and Substance Abuse of Patients with Severe Mental Disorder
  Author(s): Fernando Almeida and Diana MoreiraFernando Almeida and Diana Moreira
  
  Scientific research has shown that there is a causal association between crime, re-offence and severe mental disorder. Numerous authors have found that psychosis, particularly schizophrenic psychosis, personality disorders, namely antisocial personality disorder, and substance abuse are factors, which considerably increase the criminal risk. The patients’ decompensation and the associated comorbidity, in this regard, can never be neglected. Therefore, in this paper a review of literature was performed whose goals demonstrate: 1) the relationship between severe mental disorder and crime; 2) the relationship between severe mental disorder and re-offence; 3) the relationship between substance use and crime; 4) the relationship between substance use in individuals with severe mental disorder and crime and re-offence. Promoting the independence and well-being of these patients contri.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2379-1764.1000199

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