Psychiatric-legal analysis of criminal defendants charged with murder: a sample without major mental disorder.
A sample of 31 criminal defendants who were charged with murder but without major mental disorder was studied. The sample was derived from a large urban multi-ethnic, multi-cultural community pool. Subject characteristics and information about the homicide and decedents are described. Suggestions for further study are briefly discussed.
Leong
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology