[Analysis of 324 cases of forensic psychiatry expert testimony in Chongqing]

Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2009 Oct;25(5):362-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the current situation and features of forensic psychiatric identification in Chongqing.

Methods: The demographic data and criminological characteristics of 324 cases were analyzed using self-made questionnaire.

Results: There were 322 cases in which opinions to diagnosis and law-related items were both given. One hundred and forty-five cases were schizophrenias (45.03%), 51 were mental retardation (15.84%), 78 were others (24.22%), and 48 showed no psychosis (14.91%). In legal conclusion, 211 cases (65.53%) were evaluated for criminal responsibility and 41 (12.65%) were evaluated for competence of sex defense.

Conclusion: Most cases has psychosis shows the importance and necessity of forensic psychiatric identification, and various jurisprudence conclusions indicated the diversity and complexity of these cases.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • China
  • Crime / psychology*
  • Expert Testimony*
  • Female
  • Forensic Psychiatry*
  • Homicide / psychology
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
  • Liability, Legal
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Sex Distribution
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult