[Analysis of intelligence in criminals with no psychosis diagnosed with forensic psychiatry].
OBJECTIVE
To study the intelligence of criminals with no psychosis diagnosed with forensic psychiatry.


METHODS
The intelligence test results in 88 criminal cases with no psychosis and in 89 criminal cases with schizophrenia were compared.


RESULTS
There were no significant statistical differences between two groups with respect to their sex, age, education, occupation, marital status, and criminal type. The average intelligence quotient (IQ) of no psychosis group was significantly higher than that of the schizophrenic group, but was significantly lower than the normal. There was no significant statistical difference between the subgroups claiming as either suffering or denying psychosis.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a mild impairment in the intelligence in no psychosis group.
Hu
Jun-Mei
JM
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. junmeihu@hotmail.com
Li
Yan
Y
Huo
Ke-Jun
KJ
Liu
Xie-He
XH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003415:Crime; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales; D055815:Young Adult