Determinants of victimization in patients with severe mental illness: results from a nation-wide cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands

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Outpatients with severe mental illness experience high rates of personal and property crime victimization, with substance use, childhood abuse, and recent violent perpetration acting as significant risk factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Astrid M. Kamperman; Milan Zarchev; Jens Henrichs; Sten P. Willemsen; Emmanuel Lesaffre; Wilma Swildens; Yolanda Nijssen; Hans Kroon; Anneke van Schaik; Mark van der Gaag; Philippe Delespaul; Jaap van Weeghel; Dike van de Mheen; Stefan Bogaerts; Cornelis L. Mulder

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1511841

March 17, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Determinants of victimization in patients with severe mental illness: results from a nation-wide cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands

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This research aims to identify factors influencing the prevalence and frequency of criminal victimization among outpatients with severe mental illness.
Conducted a multisite epidemiological survey with a random sample of 956 adult outpatients with severe mental illness.
Collected data on victimization prevalence and frequency over 12 months using established scales.
Utilized univariable and multivariable hurdle regression analyses to assess associations between determinants and victimization.
12-month prevalence rates: personal crime 19%, property crime 28%.
Factors linked to personal crime include psychotic disorder, childhood abuse, and recent violent perpetration.
Property crime prevalence associated with poor social functioning, substance use, and a history of violent behavior.

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Cross-sectional survey finds substance use and childhood abuse increase victimization risk in outpatients with severe mental illness.

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Kamperman et al. (2025) studied this question.

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