Criminal recidivism in offenders with personality disorders and substance use disorders over 8 years of time at risk

Personality disorders (PD) and substance use disorders (SUD) lead to high violent criminality. The influence of co-morbidity on recidivism remains unclear. Recidivism of 379 offenders was assessed at 8 years of follow-up. Sixty-nine percent of PD + SUD, 45% of SUD- and 33% of PD- subjects showed any recidivism. However, violent recidivism was highest in the PD- group. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.