Risk patterns before a crime among people undergoing forensic psychiatric evaluation

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a case-control observational study in Region Stockholm, Sweden. It includes adults with psychiatric care contact and compares those whose records were requested for forensic psychiatric evaluation in 2023 with matched controls who were not. The aim is to identify psychiatric, care-related, and contextual factors that precede offenses leading to forensic evaluation. Exclusions include offenses occurring before 2018 and controls who have previously undergone an evaluation. Data will come from shared electronic medical records to analyze potential risk patterns.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion criteria, case group:

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Contact with a psychiatric care provider within Region Stockholm
* Medical records requested by the NBFM in 2023 for forensic psychiatric evaluation

Inclusion criteria, control group:

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Contact with a psychiatric care provider within Region Stockholm
* Medical records NOT requested by the NBFM in 2023 for forensic psychiatric evaluation

Matching criteria:

* Gender (male/female)
* Age group (18-24, 24-39 and \>39 years)
* Psychiatric care unit

Exclusion Criteria, general:

* No registered psychiatric care contact in Region Stockholm's shared electronic medical record system, three months prior to the date of the index offense.

Exclusion Criteria, case group:

* The index offense before 2018.

Exclusion Criteria, control group:

* Individual previously underwent an FPE at some point.

Where it's running

• Karolinska Institutet
  Stockholm, Sweden Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Katarina Howner, MD, PhD, ass prof
• Email: katarina.howner@ki.se
• Phone: +46725989418

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.