Comparison of Criminal Characteristics in Depression Patients and Schizophrenics with Homicide Behavior
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.03.006
- VernacularTitle:具有凶杀行为的抑郁症与精神分裂症患者的作案特征对比
- Author:
Jing WANG
;
Peixin FU
;
Yanli GAO
;
Mingxia ZHU
;
Tiantao SHI
- Keywords:
forensic psychiatry;
schizophrenia;
depressive disorder;
hom icide;
crim inal characteristic;
crim i-nal responsibility
- From:Journal of Forensic Medicine
2017;33(3):244-246
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective T o explore the crim inal characteristics of forensic psychiatry expertise in depression patients and schizophrenics w ith hom icide behavior. Methods A total of 40 depression (depressive episode) patients and 50 schizophrenics w ith hom icide behavior w ere random ly assigned into the study group and control group, respectively. D ata of dem ographic and crim inal characteristic of the tw o groups w ere collected by a self-designed questionnaire, and then w ere com pared. Results T here w ere no statis-tical differences in age, education level and career betw een study and control groups (P>0.05). C om pared w ith the control group, the victim s in the study group w ere m ainly the patient's children and parents, and m ost offenders had suicidal behavior after hom icide (70% ). In study group, the m otives of crim e w ere m ainly extended suicide and indirect suicide, and m ost offenders had attem pted suicide (85% ) and dim inished capacity of crim inal responsibility (70% ), w hich in control group had no capacity of crim inal responsibility (56% ). E xcept for crim inal site, there w ere statistical differences in other crim inal charac-teristics betw een tw o groups (P<0.05). Conclusion T here are different crim inal characteristics betw een de-pression patients and schizophrenics w ith hom icide behavior in forensic psychiatry, and these characteris-tics should be considered w hen these tw o diagnoses are distinguished in forensic psychiatry expertise.
