title: A psychiatric-legal analysis of psychotic criminal defendants charged with murder.
abstract: A sample of 25 criminal defendants charged with murder and suffering from psychosis from a large urban multi-ethnic, multi-cultural community pool was studied. Subject characteristics and information about the homicide and decedents are described. Suggestions for further study are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*