Table 1.
Socio-demographic and criminal history characteristics of the individuals with personality disorder (PD) and first set of controls without mental disorder, nested within a cohort of criminal offenders assessed for forensic psychiatric evaluation (FPE).
| Characteristic | Individuals with PD, n (%) | Offenders with no mental disorder (FPE controls), n (%) | Total, n (%) | p value | χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| Younger than 18 | 39 (26.0%) | 33 (34.0%) | 72 (29.1%) | 0.18 | 1.8 |
| Mean (yrs) | 20.2 (SD=2.4) | 19.9 (SD=2.9) | |||
| Median (yrs) | 20.0 | 20.0 | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 129 (86.0%) | 89 (91.8%) | 218 (88.3%) | 0.17 | 1.9 |
| Female | 21 (14.0%) | 8 (8.2%) | 29 (11.7%) | ||
| Nationality | |||||
| Swedish | 141 (94.0%) | 92 (94.8%) | 233 (94.3%) | 0.87 | 1.3 |
| Other European | 8 (5.3%) | 4 (4.1%) | 12 (2.9%) | ||
| Turkish | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (1.1%) | 2 (2.8%) | ||
| Occupational background | |||||
| Professional | 3 (2.0%) | 2 (2.1%) | 5 (2.0%) | 0.32 | 5.9 |
| Skilled manual | 7 (5.3%) | 3 (3.1%) | 10 (4.0%) | ||
| Unskilled manual | 7 (4.7%) | 6 (6.2%) | 13 (5.3%) | ||
| Students | 26 (17.3%) | 27 (27.8%) | 53 (21.5%) | ||
| Unemployed | 65 (43.3%) | 36 (37.1%) | 101 (40.9%) | ||
| Long-term disability | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (3.1%) | 4 (1.6%) | ||
| Unknown | 40 (26.6%) | 20 (20.6%) | 60 (24.2%) | ||
| Index offence | |||||
| Violent crime | 109 (72.7%) | 69 (71.1%) | 178 (72.1%) | 0.79 | 0.07 |
| Non-violent crime | 41 (27.3%) | 28 (28.9%) | 69 (27.9%) | ||
| Total | 150 (100%) | 97 (100%) | 247 (100%) |