Criminal offences of schizophrenics and psychopaths from the aspect of authorized expertise in jurisdiction.
A comparison of an analysis of criminal offences committed by persons with the diagnosis of schizophreny and psychopathy revealed that the generally assumed dangerous character of schizophrenics did not appear in our set of subjects that were examined. The results of the comparison of the two diagnostic groups suggest a much greater danger of aggressive criminal offences in psychopaths, in whom also a much higher percentage was influenced by alcohol and in whom repetition of criminal offences was found more often. The problem of prevention of delinquency in psychopaths appears to be rather complex because of the complexity of the problems found in psychopaths--their ethiopathogenesis, insufficient effect of therapy, and insufficient effect of the reformatory measures. The problem of prevention of criminal offences in persons with diagnosis of schizophreny involves early identification of the disease or a deterioration of the patient's condition, and an early treatment including rehabilitation in a wide sense of the word.
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Medical Faculty, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D012559:Schizophrenia