associations between selected blood parameters and behavioral features in a group of hospitalised forensic patients - a cross-sectional analysis

associations between selected blood parameters and behavioral features in a group of hospitalised forensic patients - a cross-sectional analysis - blood parameters and behavior in forensic psychiatric patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36918

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-12

Start date

2011-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

agressie, zowel fysiek en verbaal aggression impulsivity

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - having committed an impulsive and/or aggressive crime - currently hospitalised on a forensic psychiatric ward - any DSM-IV axis I and/or II diagnosis - age >18 year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - the inability to give informed consent - Primary neurological disorder (ICD-10: F00.xx -F09.xx). - any reason - according to the judgement of the psychiatrist - contraindicating participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood levels of: - lead - the fatty acids arachidonic acid, eicosapentanoenic acid and docosahexanoenic acid - the relation between these levels and reference measures Behavioural measures:- - aspects of actual aggression (AVL: self rated aggressive tendencies; SDAS aggression according to staff).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood levels of: - iron - zinc - copper - magnesium - vitamin B6 - vitamin D3 - ferritine - the relation between these levels and reference measures Behavioural measures:- - psychiatric diagnosis - general health and wellbeing (GHQ-28), and psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90) - risk assessment scores(HCR-20 scales) - aspects of actual aggression (SOAS-R: severity and frequency of aggression incidents)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results