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Objectives: To study some factors related to guilty behavior in patients with mood disorders. Subjects and methods: A prospective study on 83 patients with mood disorders (69 depressive disorders, 14 mental disorders) ranged from 20 to 69 years of age, was conducted by law enforcement agencies for mental health assessment from February 2012 to March 2017 at Bienhoa National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry. | JOURNAL OF MILITARY PHARMACO-MEDICINE N09-2017 SOME FACTORS RELATED TO GUILTY BEHAVIOR IN PATIENTS WITH MOOD DISORDERS Nguyen Thanh Quang*; Bui Quang Huy**; Ngo Ngoc Tan** SUMMARY Objectives: To study some factors related to guilty behavior in patients with mood disorders. Subjects and methods: A prospective study on 83 patients with mood disorders (69 depressive disorders, 14 mental disorders) ranged from 20 to 69 years of age, was conducted by law enforcement agencies for mental health assessment from February 2012 to March 2017 at Bienhoa National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry. Results: Pathological factors predominated in 60.24% of guilty patients. Socio-psychological stress was present in 19.28% of these patients and 12.05% of the patients often use alcohol-beer. Most patients committed crimes in the progression of the diseases (66.27%). Most guilty behaviors were closely associated to the relationship between patients and victims. There was no difference in criminal acts between men and women. Such behaviors as homicide and then suicide, public disturbances and other forms of offense are mainly encountered in the age of over 40. The symptoms of delusions, hallucinations do not have a siginificant effect on the offense of patients. Conclusion: Pathological factors are very common in patients with mood disorders. Most patients commit crimes during progression of disease, but delusion and hallucinations do not affect markedly the offense of patients. * Key words: Mood disorder; Guilty behavior; Criminal act; Offense. INTRODUCTION Guilty bahavior in patients with mood disorders is of great popularity, being public’s great concern, however, it creates discrimination against mental illness. According to Sadock B.J (2007), these behaviors include theft, intentionally inflicting injury, financial fraud, homicide, murder followed by suicide. The offenses of patients with mood disorders are governed by many external factors. A study on the factors involved in .
