NCJ Number
96813
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1985) Pages: 24-30
Date Published
1985
Length
7 pages
Annotation
Adjustment to outpatient treatment of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) patients following discharge from inpatient settings was explored by following 44 subjects in a 2-year, longitudinal study.
Abstract
Data obtained for each subject included demographic characteristics, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Research Diagnostic Criteria (SADS-RDC) diagnosis, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Repeated measures included the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Change form (SADS-C), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), and Holmes and Rahe Inventory. No recidivism occurred for any crime against persons, 25% of subjects were rehospitalized, and those subjects remaining in outpatient treatment showed a general pattern of stable to modestly improving functioning. Implications for safe and effective community treatment of NGRI acquittees are discussed. (Author abstract)