Self-deception and other-deception among admissions to a maximum security hospital and a medium secure unit

被引:13
作者
Gudjonsson, GH
Moore, E
机构
[1] Inst Psychiat, Dept Psychol, London SE5 8AF, England
[2] Broadmoor Hosp, Crowthorne, Berks, England
关键词
other-deception; self-deception; mental illness; personality disorder; ethnic background;
D O I
10.1080/10683160108401780
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Other-deception and self-deception are important variables to consider when conducting a forensic psychological evaluation. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of setting on other-deception and self-deception scores. It was hypothesised that patients at a maximum security hospital (Broadmoor) would score lower on an other-deception questionnaire than similar patients at a medium secure unit (Denis Hill Unit). All the patients completed the other-deception (ODQ) and self-deception (SDQ) questionnaires of Sackeim and Gur (1979) on admission to the two security hospitals. The Broadmoor patients (N = 46) obtained significantly lower ODQ score than the Denis Hill Unit (N = 52) patients, after controlling for differences in ethnic background and diagnosis among the two populations. No significant difference in setting was found for the SDQ score. The ODQ and SDQ scores were significantly associated with the type of diagnosis and the ethnic background of the patient, with patients diagnosed as mentally ill scoring higher than those with a diagnosis of personality disorder, and ethnic minority patients scoring higher than Caucasian patients.
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