MRCPsych Paper B - Forensic Flashcards
Percentage of people held in custody by police that have a mental disorder
39%
Prevalence of psychotic disorders in prisons compared to the general population (how many times)
10x
Profile of internet child pornography offenders (ICPO)
younger, better educated, employed, have higher incomes, less antisocial and subs user, single
M:F conviction rate for any offence in the UK
5:1
When women with psychosis commit homicide, victims are usually what age
<16yo, usually a family member
Proportion of men discharged from medium secure units that are convicted of a violent offence within 5 yrs of discharge
1 in 6
Percentage of psychiatrists that reported being stalked during their career
10%, 30% reported harassment
*20% in hi-yield notes
Proportion of elderly prisoners that have a mental illness
> 50%
*most common is depression (30%)
Proportion of domestic violence experienced by men
30%
Percentage of people who commit homicides that have a mental illness
10%
Percentage of new offenders among those charged of indecent exposure
80%
Percentage of violence in the population that can be ascribed to psychosis
5%
Factor that contributes most to the risk of suicide in prison
Occupying a single cell
Insane automastism
intrinsic cause - sleep walking, brain tumors, epilepsy
*acquittal on the grounds of insanity
Sane automatism
extrinsic cause - confusional states, concussion, reflex actions, dissociative states, sleep terrors, hypoglycemia
*complete acquittal