Adjustment of the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) Outpatient - An Initial Report

• NCJ Number: 96813
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1985) Pages: 24-30
• Author(s): J L Cavanaugh; O W Wasyliw
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Adjustment to outpatient treatment of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) patients following discharge from inpatient settings was explored by following 44 subjects in a 2-year, longitudinal study.

Abstract

Data obtained for each subject included demographic characteristics, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Research Diagnostic Criteria (SADS-RDC) diagnosis, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Repeated measures included the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Change form (SADS-C), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), and Holmes and Rahe Inventory. No recidivism occurred for any crime against persons, 25% of subjects were rehospitalized, and those subjects remaining in outpatient treatment showed a general pattern of stable to modestly improving functioning. Implications for safe and effective community treatment of NGRI acquittees are discussed. (Author abstract)