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Female n (%) Male n (%) Race African-American 9 (19) 8 (17) Caucasian 33 (70) 30 (64) Hispanic 1 (2) 4 (9) Other nonwhite 4 (9) 5 (11) Marital status* Single 16 (34) 29 (62) Ever married 31 (66) 18 (38) Education Less than HS 12 (25) 12 (25) High school equivalent 18 (38) 22 (47) College or higher 17 (36) 13 (28) ↵* p < .01.
Female n (%) Male n (%) Axis I diagnosis* Schizophrenia 12 (26) 24 (52) Schizoaffective disorder 10 (21) 7 (15) Substance use disorders 3 (6) 7 (15) Other psychotic disorder 6 (13) 3 (6) Major depressive disorder 11 (23) 1 (2) Bipolar disorder 4 (8) 2 (4) Other disorders 1 (1) 2 (2) Axis II diagnosis† Antisocial personality disorder 1 (10) 4 (36) Other personality disorder 3 (30) 6 (55) Borderline personality disorder 6 (60) 1 (9) Childhood physical abuse‡ Yes 19 (56) 15 (34) Childhood sexual abuse* Yes 22 (58) 8 (18) Intimate partner violence* Yes 24 (65) 7 (17) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Age at offense‡ 35.7 (13.0) 31.4 (10.1) Age at onset of illness 24.2 (13.3) 24.3 (10.7) Age at first offense* 33.3 (13.5) 25.1 (8.7) Female n (%) Male n (%) Victim* Child 18 (38) 1 (2) Other family member 12 (26) 11 (23) Friend/acquaintance/stranger 17 (36) 35 (75) Victim's age* Infant (0–1) 10 (26) 0 (0) Child (2–17) 7 (18) 0 (0) Adult (18–59) 16 (32) 30 (79) Elderly (60+) 5 (14) 8 (21) Weapon† Firearm 9 (19) 16 (34) Knife 20 (43) 15 (32) Blunt object 2 (4) 6 (13) Hands/fists 2 (4) 6 (13) Other 14 (30) 4 (8) Method† Shot 9 (19) 16 (34) Stabbed 20 (43) 17 (36) Strangled 3 (6) 3 (6) Suffocated 4 (8) 0 (0) Beat 2 (4) 9 (19) Drowned 1 (2) 0 (0) Poisoned 1 (2) 0 (0) Other 7 (15) 2 (4)
