Independent Variable | Category | n* | Cases | Rate (%) | Controls | Rate (%) | p† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eligible sample | 143 | 70 | 73 | ||||
Sociodemographics | |||||||
Age | 140 | 39.2 | 36.7 | .359‡ | |||
Gender | Male | 77 | 33 | 47.1 | 44 | 60.3 | .133 |
Female | 66 | 37 | 52.9 | 29 | 39.7 | ||
Race/ethnicity | White | 91 | 55 | 80.9 | 36 | 60.3 | .009 |
African‐American | 41 | 12 | 29 | ||||
Hispanic | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Asian | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Marital status | Married | 41 | 24 | 34.7 | 17 | 27.0 | .430 |
Divorced | 26 | 15 | 11 | ||||
Never married | 62 | 28 | 34 | ||||
Widowed | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Education | 119 | 12.9 | 10.7 | <.001‡ | |||
Employment | Yes | 82 | 54 | 85.7 | 28 | 51.8 | <.001 |
No | 35 | 9 | 26 | ||||
History of military service | Yes | 16 | 11 | 21.6 | 5 | 8.9 | .067 |
No | 91 | 40 | 51 | ||||
DSM IV Diagnoses | |||||||
Any psychotic disorder§ | Yes | 24 | 8 | 11.9 | 16 | 22.2 | .109 |
No | 105 | 59 | 56 | ||||
Unipolar mood disorder‖ | Yes | 30 | 21 | 32.3 | 9 | 13.0 | .008 |
No | 104 | 44 | 60 | ||||
Bipolar mood disorder¶ | Yes | 12 | 8 | 12.7 | 4 | 5.7 | .160 |
No | 121 | 55 | 66 | ||||
Adjustment disorder# | Yes | 10 | 7 | 10.0 | 3 | 4.0 | .200 |
No | 134 | 63 | 71 | ||||
Substance use disorder** | Yes | 98 | 38 | 64.4 | 60 | 90.9 | <.001 |
No | 27 | 21 | 6 | ||||
Cluster B personality†† | Yes | 55 | 27 | 43.5 | 28 | 41.2 | .785 |
No | 75 | 35 | 40 | ||||
Psychiatric history | |||||||
History as inpatient | Yes | 73 | 32 | 52.5 | 41 | 65.1 | .153 |
No | 51 | 29 | 22 | ||||
History as outpatient | Yes | 102 | 48 | 75.0 | 52 | 74.3 | .924 |
No | 34 | 16 | 18 | ||||
Substance‐abuse treatment | Yes | 20 | 9 | 16.4 | 11 | 19.6 | .556 |
No | 91 | 46 | 45 | ||||
Psychotropic medications | Yes | 32 | 12 | 25.5 | 20 | 31.7 | .478 |
No | 78 | 35 | 43 | ||||
Suicide Attempts | Yes | 33 | 20 | 46.5 | 13 | 46.4 | .995 |
No | 38 | 23 | 15 | ||||
Sexual Abuse | Yes | 15 | 9 | 22.0 | 6 | 26.1 | .708 |
No | 49 | 32 | 17 | ||||
Criminal History | |||||||
Previous adult convictions | Yes | 59 | 23 | 41.8 | 36 | 76.6 | .001 |
No | 40 | 29 | 11 | ||||
Contact with juvenile justice | Yes | 22 | 6 | 12.8 | 16 | 37.2 | .011 |
No | 65 | 38 | 27 | ||||
Intoxication at time of alleged theft | Yes | 31 | 1 | 1.6 | 30 | 56.6 | <.001 |
No | 93 | 60 | 23 | ||||
Estimated value of alleged theft ($) | 99 | 35,792 | 246 | <.001‡ | |||
Recommended CST | Yes | 118 | 59 | 88.6 | 59 | 80.8 | .240 |
No | 22 | 8 | 14 | ||||
Recommended NGRI | Yes | 104 | 55 | 0.0 | 49 | 2.0 | .292 |
No | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* Numbers for each variable may not add up to 146 due to missing data.
† Pearson chi‐square or Fisher exact test comparing cases with controls.
‡ Interval level variables were compared with a t test after logarithmic transformation.
§ Includes Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, and Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
‖ Includes Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, and Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
¶ Includes Bipolar I and II and Other Bipolar Disorders.
# Includes Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder.
** Includes Alcohol and/or Nonalcohol Abuse or Dependence.
†† Includes Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders.