Analysis of 324 cases of forensic psychiatry expert testimony in Chongqing
Du, X.-D.; Meng, H.-Q.
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 25(5): 362-364
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1004-5619 PMID: 20000047 Document Number: 630300
To study the current situation and features of forensic psychiatric identification in Chongqing. The demographic data and criminological characteristics of 324 cases were analyzed using self-made questionnaire. 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. 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.