Comparison of Clinical and Criminal Characteristics of Male and Female Cases in The Prisoner Service For Murder Or Attempted Murder

Alp Kamazoğlu; Ender Cesur; Özlem Devrim Balaban

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1484122

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Comparison of Clinical and Criminal Characteristics of Male and Female Cases in The Prisoner Service For Murder Or Attempted Murder

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study is to compare male and female cases who were in the prisoner service and committed murder/attempted murder in terms of clinical and criminal characteristics. Methods: Information about 101 female and 101 male cases who were admitted to the prisoner service for murder and/or attempted murder were collected through a data form as a result of examining the hospitalization files. Results: The rate of men having psychotic disorders (50.8%) was found to be higher than the rate of women (20.4%). While men's rates of having antisocial personality disorder are higher than women's rates, women's borderline personality disorder rates are significantly higher than men's rates. The rate of women's previous history of suicide (50.5%) is higher than the rate of men's history (35.6%). It was seen that the rate of women admitted to the service to be their first crime was higher (87.1%) than men (46.5%). Conclusion: It is important to take gender-based differences into account and organize personalized treatment during the forensic treatment process. More clinical research on gender differences in homicide crimes is needed.

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Ethical Statement

Approval was received from Bakırköy Research & Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery Ethical Committee on 04.04.2017 with the protocol number 4.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychiatry

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Alp Kamazoğlu
0009-0007-9495-5551
Türkiye

Ender Cesur ^*
0000-0002-8982-8626
Türkiye

Özlem Devrim Balaban
0000-0001-7903-549X
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

September 24, 2024

Publication Date

October 1, 2024

Submission Date

May 15, 2024

Acceptance Date

August 20, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 15 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1484122

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https://izlik.org/JA96HC57DW

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Kamazoğlu A, Cesur E, Balaban ÖD (October 1, 2024) Comparison of Clinical and Criminal Characteristics of Male and Female Cases in The Prisoner Service For Murder Or Attempted Murder. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 15 4 387–394.