A psychiatric-legal analysis of psychotic criminal defendants charged with murder.
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.
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
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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*