Characteristics of Schizophrenia Patients' Homicide Behaviors and Their Correlations with Criminal Capacity.
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.01.008
- Author:
Zhi Wei SUN
1
;
Tian Tao SHI
1
;
Pei Xin FU
1
Author Information
1. Beijing Ankang Hospital, Beijing 101300, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
criminal responsibility;
forensic psychiatry;
homicide behavior;
schizophrenia
- MeSH:
Aggression/psychology*;
Crime;
Criminals;
Forensic Psychiatry;
Homicide/psychology*;
Humans;
Motivation;
Schizophrenia/diagnosis*;
Schizophrenic Psychology
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2017;33(1):32-35
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To explore the characteristics of schizophrenia patients' homicide behaviors and the influences of the assessments of criminal capacity.
METHODS:Indicators such as demographic and clinical data, characteristics of criminal behaviors and criminal capacity from the suspects whom were diagnosed by forensic psychiatry as schizophrenia （n=110） and normal mental （n=70） with homicide behavior, were collected by self-made investigation form and compared. The influences of the assessments of criminal capacity on the suspects diagnosed as schizophrenia were also analyzed using logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS:There were no significant statistical differences between the schizophrenic group and the normal mental group concerning age, gender, education and marital status （P>0.05）. There were significant statistical differences between the two groups concerning thought disorder, emotion state and social function before crime （P<0.05） and there were significant statistical differences in some characteristics of the case such as aggressive history （P<0.05）, cue, trigger, plan, criminal incentives, object of crime, circumstance cognition and self-protection （P<0.05）. Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that thought disorder, emotion state, social function, criminal incentives, plan and self-protection before crime of the schizophrenic group were positively correlated with the criminal capacity （P<0.05）.
CONCLUSIONS:The relevant influences of psychopathology and crime characteristics should be considered comprehensively for improving the accuracy of the criminal capacity evaluation on the suspects diagnosed as schizophrenia with homicide behavior.
