Abstract
Background and Objectives: It is known that there may be an interconditionality between social status, personality disorders, and aggressive behavior. This study aimed to analyze the social and psychiatric diagnosis characteristics in subjects imprisoned for domestic violence acts compared to other types of aggressive behaviors. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective study using psychiatric medical–legal reports at the National Institute of Legal Medicine “Mina Minovici” Bucharest from 2016 to 2020. Results: We included 234 cases in our analysis, from which 132 (56%) were domestic violence offenders (DVO), and 102 (44%) were violence offenders imprisoned for other aggressions (OVO). Overall, DVOs were older than OVOs (43.0 +/− 14.7 vs. 36.1 +/− 16.6 years-old). In both study groups, most subjects were men, but the DVO group had more women than the OVO group: 23 cases (17%) and 3 cases (3%), respectively. In 14 cases (11%), previous criminal records were found from the DVO and 31 (30%) from the OVO group. Significantly fewer DVO were chronic psychoactive substance users: 83 (63%) in the DVO group versus 78 (86%) in the OVO group. Significantly more DVO had suicidal tendencies 26 (20%) compared to OVO 9 (9%). DVO subjects had significantly less often unsocialized conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder compared to the OVO group. Conclusions: We found that DVO, compared to the OVO, were more numerous, older, less abusive, with a less frequent history of psychoactive substance abuse and addictions, and were less frequently indifferent to the committed acts.
Highlights
The prevalence of personality disorders around the world is approximately 7.8% and is correlated with the national development index [1]
We found that domestic violence offenders (DVO), compared to the OVO, were more numerous, older, less abusive, with a less frequent history of psychoactive substance abuse and addictions, and were less frequently indifferent to the committed acts
Detainees who met the inclusion criteria were divided in two groups: group 1 domestic violence offenders (DVOs) where the victim was a family member, such as a blood relative, spouse, or long-term partner and group 2 (other violence offenders (OVOs) in other contexts of interpersonal violence, such as when the victim is unknown to the aggressor, a colleague, neighbor, or friend)
Summary
The prevalence of personality disorders around the world is approximately 7.8% and is correlated with the national development index [1]. Previous studies have revealed a direct correlation between aggressive behavior and personality disorders [2,3,4]. Domestic violence refers to physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, economic, social, spiritual, and cyber aggression of a family member [7]. This study aimed to analyze the social and psychiatric diagnosis characteristics in subjects imprisoned for domestic violence acts compared to other types of aggressive behaviors. Were domestic violence offenders (DVO), and 102 (44%) were violence offenders imprisoned for other aggressions (OVO). DVO subjects had significantly less often unsocialized conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder compared to the OVO group. Conclusions: We found that DVO, compared to the OVO, were more numerous, older, less abusive, with a less frequent history of psychoactive substance abuse and addictions, and were less frequently indifferent to the committed acts
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