Journal Published Online: 01 January 1985
Volume 30, Issue 1

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

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

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. 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 ahe 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 Information

Cavanaugh, JL
Isaac Ray Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Wasyliw, OE
Isaac Ray Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Stock #: JFS10960J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10960J