Psychiatric evaluations of sexual offenders.
Ninety-five defendants charged with sexual offenses were evaluated in a forensic psychiatry clinic. Their psychiatric diagnoses, as well as social, demographic, and criminal characteristics, were studied. Almost half were found to have personality disorders, while one-fifth were given a diagnosis of schizophrenia, affective disorder, or an atypical psychosis. Surprisingly few were diagnosed as having a paraphilia.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis