A discussion of the criminal characteristic and responsibility of murder by Psychotic / 中国法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

To approach the criminal characteristics and responsibility of murder committed by psychotics.Case control study between psychotic(74 cases)and non psychotic(77 cases)were studied.The murders committed by psychotics were characterized with the abruptness,overt and cruelty.The symptom of delusion(47 2%)and auditory hallucination(31 1%)contribute the major causes of committing murder.Murderer with schizophrenia rank the first,while who with the manic depressive psychosis rank the second(14 8%).The criminal characteristic and intent of murder are the basis for assessment of criminal responsibility.