Criminal Offending, Severe Mental Illness and Other Mental Disorders. Impact of social, environmental and familial factors on offending profiles in a population-based birth cohort

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Abstract

This thesis used population-based, record-linked data to understand why rates of criminal offending are much higher for people with mental disorders than the general community, by studying the impact of social, environmental and familial factors on offending patterns. Inclusion of risk factors in multivariable models resulted in sharp decreases in effect sizes indicating that part of the association can be attributed to risk factors other than mental disorders. Substance use, gender, parental offending and social disadvantage had the greatest impact. This highlights the importance of considering other risk factors when examining the association between mental disorders and criminal offending.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Morgan, Vera, Supervisor
  • Morgan, Frank, Supervisor
  • Jablensky, Assen, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date10 Sept 2020
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2020

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