RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A Cognitive, Behaviorally Based Program for Patients With Persistent Mental Illness and a History of Aggression, Crime, or Both: Structure and Correlates of Completers of the Program JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 214 OP 222 VO 33 IS 2 A1 Yates, Kathy A1 Kunz, Michal A1 Czobor, Pal A1 Rabinowitz, Steve A1 Lindenmayer, Jean-Pierre A1 Volavka, Jan YR 2005 UL http://jaapl.org/content/33/2/214.abstract AB Standard psychiatric treatment programs have limited success in reducing recidivistic violent and criminal behavior in patients with persistent mental illness. A specialized, cognitive behavioral treatment program was developed for such a population. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to the patients’ completing the program and to improve the selection criteria for program admission, so that those who participate are more likely to complete the program and be discharged. One hundred eighty-one patients with persistent mental illness with histories of aggression, crime, or both participated in a cognitive skills inpatient treatment program adapted for use with psychiatric patients. Ninety patients were able to complete the program and were discharged into the community. In comparison with the 91 who did not complete the program, those who did were less cognitively impaired and less impulsive. We present a new, intensive treatment program and define the predictors of successful completion of the program.