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Intellectual disability in a forensic psychiatric setting

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posted on 2024-09-03, 05:35 authored by Hanna EdbergHanna Edberg

The main focus of this thesis was to increase knowledge of offenders with ID in forensic psychiatric settings. Offenders with ID constitute a subgroup of offenders, and they have played a peripheral role in previous research on offenders with mental disorders. One explanation might be the differences in classification and diagnostics of ID in research settings, reflected in the heterogeneity of the group. As a result, evidence-based programs for treatment of offenders with ID are lacking. However, the challenges that these individuals face are substantial, and to provide individualized care and prevent criminal recidivism, a deeper understanding of these offenders is needed.

List of scientific papers

I. Edberg, H., Chen, Q., Andiné, P., Larsson, H., Hirvikoski, T. Clinical characteristics and pharmacological treatment of individuals with and without intellectual disability in pre-trial assessment – a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020, 11, 573989.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.573989

II. Edberg, H., Chen, Q., Andiné, P., Larsson, H., & Hirvikoski, T. Crimes and sentences in individuals with intellectual disability in a forensic psychiatric context: A register-based study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 2022, 31, E2.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000718

III. Edberg, H., Chen, Q., Andiné, P., Larsson, H., Hirvikoski, T. Treatment, adverse events, and length of stay in individuals with and without intellectual disability in forensic psychiatric care. [Submitted]

IV. Edberg, H., Chen, Q., Andiné, P., Larsson, H., Hirvikoski, T. Criminal recidivism in offenders with and without intellectual disability sentenced to forensic psychiatric care in Sweden—A 17-year follow-up study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022, 13(13), 1011984.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1011984

History

Defence date

2023-09-15

Department

  • Department of Women's and Children's Health

Publisher/Institution

Karolinska Institutet

Main supervisor

Hirvikoski, Tatja

Co-supervisors

Chen, Qi; Larsson, Henrik; Andiné, Peter

Publication year

2023

Thesis type

  • Doctoral thesis

ISBN

978-91-8016-792-5

Number of supporting papers

4

Language

  • eng

Original publication date

2023-08-15

Author name in thesis

Edberg, Hanna

Original department name

Department of Women's and Children's Health

Place of publication

Stockholm

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