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. 2022 Jan 27;28:1628. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v28i0.1628

TABLE 4.

Associations between offending and mental illnesses and personality disorders.

Variables Offences
p
Non-violent
Violent
Total
n % n % n %
Depressive disorders (lifetime) 0.164
No 18 48.6 19 51.4 37 100.0
Yes 31 34.8 58 65.2 89 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
Bipolar disorders (lifetime) 0.389
No 48 38.4 77 61.6 125 100.0
Yes 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
AUD or SUD (lifetime) 0.001
No 14 23.7 45 76.3 59 100.0
Yes 35 52.2 32 47.8 67 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
SUD (lifetime) 0.002
No 25 29.1 61 70.9 86 100.0
Yes 24 60.0 16 40.0 40 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
PTSD (lifetime) 0.984
No 26 38.8 41 61.2 67 100.0
Yes 23 39.0 36 61.0 59 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
Psychotic disorders (lifetime) 0.667
No 46 38.3 74 61.7 120 100.0
Yes 3 50.0 3 50.0 6 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
ADHD (current) 0.213
No 42 36.8 72 63.2 114 100.0
Yes 7 58.3 5 41.7 12 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
AUD (lifetime) 0.002
No 17 26.2 48 73.8 65 100.0
Yes 32 52.5 29 47.5 61 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
Borderline personality disorder 0.093
No 37 44.0 47 56.0 84 100.0
Yes 12 28.6 30 71.4 42 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0
Antisocial personality disorder 0.843
No 42 39.3 65 60.7 107 100.0
Yes 7 36.8 12 63.2 19 100.0
Total 49 38.9 77 61.1 126 100.0

AUD, alcohol use disorders; SUD, substance use disorder; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.