Status:
UNKNOWN
Biological and Cognitive Markers of Violent Behavior in Forensic Patients With Polysubstance Use: Retrospective Evaluation
Lead Sponsor:
BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
Conditions:
Violent Behavior
Polydrug Use
Eligibility:
MALE
19-65 years
Brief Summary
Aggressive behavior, both in the form of violence toward others (injury-inflicting or homicide) or toward oneself (suicide or self-injures) create problems of patient management, treatment and paroles...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 19-65 years
- Men with verified diagnoses of alcohol and polydrug use according to DSM-IV criteria, underwent cholesterol and cognitive assessment, while being incarcerated in maximum-security forensic facility
Exclusion
- Subjects suffering from any clinically significant metabolic disorder (e.g. diabetes, hypo-hyperthiorioidosis, et ctr)
- Subjects suffering from clinically significant infectional disorder (e.g. tuberculosis, pneumonia, AIDS, active HCV et ctr)
- Subjects starving or suffering from severe hepatic or kidney dysfunction and insufficiency
- patients with comorbid diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar mood disorder
- patients with comorbide mild mental retardation or epilepsy
- patients with using cholesterol lowering agent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00797329
Start Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
November 25 2008
Active Locations (2)
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Beer-Yaacov MHC
Beer Yaacov, Israel, 70350
2
BeerYaakov MHC
Beer Yaakov, Israel, 70350