Papers by Magdolna Kovács
Ideggyógyászati szemle, Jan 30, 2015
To investigate the presence of offences in the previous past history of perpetrators of violent a... more To investigate the presence of offences in the previous past history of perpetrators of violent acts who have undergone forced medical treatment. The documentation of all patients released over a 10-year period from the National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry (IMEI) was reviewed. A comparison was drawn between patients who were convicted of any type of offense before the violent act (patients with previous offences-PPO) and those who were not (patients with no previous offences-PNO). Eighty-six (29%) and 208 (71%) patients formed the PPO and PNO groups, respectively. Prior contact with psychiatric services was significantly higher in the PPO group (p=0.038) and this group was also more likely to offend under the influence of a psychoactive substance (p<0.001). Exceptional brutality and other qualifying factors were more frequent in the PNO group (p=0.019). As IMEI is the only forensic institution in Hungary, the picture presented here reflects the situation in the entire countr...
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