Table 1.
Sociodemographic description and treatment-related variables of the forensic patients hospitalised in eight hospitals in Czechia (N = 786)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Males | 705 | 90 |
| Females | 79 | 10 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 |
| Index Offence1 | ||
| Arson | 11 | 1 |
| Murder/attempted murder | 80 | 10 |
| Other violent crime | 166 | 21 |
| Sexual violence against adults | 70 | 9 |
| Sexual violence or other acts against children | 87 | 11 |
| Disorderly conduct | 221 | 28 |
| Criminal activity related to addictive substances | 27 | 3 |
| Minor offences | 148 | 17 |
| Unknown | 76 | 8 |
| Index Offence Category1 | ||
| Violent crime | 246 | 29 |
| Sex offence | 157 | 20 |
| General criminality | 398 | 45 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0,5 |
| Forensic treatment type 1 | ||
| Psychiatric treatment | 527 | 52 |
| Sex offender treatment | 165 | 13 |
| Substance use treatment (or “combination” treatment) | 94 | 10 |
| Criminal liability | ||
| Completely diminished | 319 | 41 |
| Substantially diminished | 318 | 41 |
| Not substantially diminished | 61 | 8 |
| Preserved | 84 | 11 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0,5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/within relationship | 38 | 5 |
| No stable relationship | 722 | 92 |
| Unknown | 26 | 3 |
| Education | ||
| No education | 67 | 9 |
| Elementary school (6 – 15 years) (9 years) | 344 | 44 |
| Vocational school (15 – 18 years) (2-3 years) | 269 | 34 |
| Upper secondary education (15 – 19 years) (4 years) | 80 | 10 |
| Higher education (19 +) (3 – 8 years) | 25 | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1 |
| Employment history | ||
| No stable employment before forensic treatment | 272 | 35 |
| Primary employment (≥ 20 hours/week | 53 | 7 |
| Own-account worker | 17 | 2 |
| Temporary employment | 29 | 4 |
| Disability pension | 367 | 47 |
| Retirement pension | 37 | 5 |
| Unknown | 11 | 1 |
| Probation or mediation supervision sentence | ||
| Yes | 67 | 9 |
| No | 718 | 91 |
| Housing (entry to forensic treatment) | ||
| Social housing | 21 | 3 |
| Own housing/living with relatives | 424 | 54 |
| Temporary housing | 149 | 19 |
| Homeless | 194 | 25 |
| Housing (on second data collection) | ||
| Social housing | 158 | 20 |
| Own housing/living with relatives | 338 | 43 |
| Temporary housing | 66 | 8 |
| Homeless | 202 | 26 |
| Unknown | 22 | 03 |
| What preceded forensic treatment | ||
| Prison | 215 | 27 |
| Secure detention (high-security facility) | 16 | 2 |
| Psychiatric hospitalisation in non-forensic bed | 89 | 11 |
| Community forensic treatment | 132 | 17 |
| Home | 309 | 39 |
| Other | 25 | 3 |
| Medication1 | ||
| No medication prescribed | 47 | 6 |
| Antipsychotics/combination of antipsychotics | 502 | 64 |
| Clozapine prescription | 74 | 9 |
| Antidepressants | 32 | 4 |
| Mood stabilisers | 17 | 2 |
| Antiandrogens | 142 | 18 |
| Restriction of Legal Capacity | ||
| Yes | 279 | 35 |
| No | 468 | 60 |
| Being (re)evaluated | 37 | 5 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.3 |
| Pathway expected at second data collection | ||
| Exitus | 5 | 0.6 |
| A sentence of imprisonment or detention is expected or in progress | 15 | 2 |
| Transfer to another medical facility is expected | 17 | 2 |
| The prolongation of the inpatient treatment is anticipated | 347 | 44 |
| Proposal for Security Detention transfer (or in consideration) | 15 | 2 |
| Proposal for community transfer (or in consideration) | 24 | 3 |
| Treatment termination proposal | 342 | 44 |
| Unknown | 21 | 3 |
| Diagnoses due ICD-101 | ||
| Physiological Disorders (F0*) | 36 | 5 |
| Disorders due to Substance use (F1*) | 139 | 18 |
| Psychotic disorders (F2*) | 357 | 45 |
| Mood/Affective Disorders (F3*) | 5 | 0,6 |
| Stress-related Disorders (F4*) | 2 | 0,3 |
| Behavioral Syndromes (F5*) | 2 | 0,3 |
| Personality Disorders (F6*) | 39 | 5 |
| Paraphilia Disorders (F65*) | 142 | 18 |
| Intellect Disorders (F7*) | 57 | 7 |
| Developmental Disorders (F8*) | 2 | 0,3 |
| Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood (F9*) | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0,6 |
| Ward Security Level | ||
| Medium Security | 409 | 52 |
| Low Security | 356 | 45 |
| Unknown | 21 | 3 |
| Absconsion (last 6 months) | ||
| No | 715 | 91 |
| Yes | 36 | 5 |
| Unknown | 21 | 3 |
| Social Network, n-treatment regular contact with | ||
| Family | 494 | 63 |
| Friends/acquaintances | 57 | 7 |
| Spouse/partner | 44 | 6 |
| No contact | 176 | 22 |
| Use of Restrictive Means (last 6 months) | ||
| No | 734 | 93 |
| Yes | 23 | 3 |
| Yes, repeatedly | 8 | 1 |
| Unknown | 21 | 3 |
| Substance Use (last 6 months) | ||
| No | 669 | 85 |
| Yes, once | 43 | 5 |
| Yes, repeatedly | 53 | 7 |
| Unknown | 21 | 03 |
Frequencies (%) of values on entry/exiting. Data from two participants were lost regarding sex. 1In Czechia, forensic treatment is traditionally ordered as “psychiatric”, “sex-offender”, or “substance use”. 2For index offence categories, see Additional file 3