The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries, 2010.
سنة النشر:
2010
الوصف:
Fire-setting is a serious and costly form of antisocial behavior. Our objective in this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of intentional fire-setting behavior in the U. S. Data were derived from a nationally representative sample of U.S. residents 18 years and older. Structured psychiatric interviews (N = 43,093) were completed by trained lay interviewers between 2001-2002. Fire-setting and DSM-IV mood, anxiety, substance use and personality disorders were assessed with the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule (DSM-IV) version. The prevalence of lifetime fire-setting in the U.S. population was 1.0%. Respondents who were men, Caucasian, 18 to 35, born in the U.S., and living in the western region of the U.S. had significantly higher rates of fire-setting than their counterparts. Fire-setting was significantly associated a wide range of antisocial behaviors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses identified strong associations between lifetime alcohol and marijuana use disorders, conduct disorder, antisocial and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders, and family history of antisocial behavior. Intentional illicit fire-setting behavior is associated with a broad array of antisocial behaviors and psychiatric comorbidities. Given the substantial personal and social costs related to arson, prevention and treatment interventions targeting fire-setters potentially could save lives and property.
