[Evaluation on social function in cases involving sexual assault of patients with mental retardation].
OBJECTIVE
To explore social function in assessment of self-defense capability of patients with mental retardation against sexual assault.


METHODS
The data of 125 sexual assault victims with mental retardation were collected according to our forensic psychiatry assessment criteria. Mental retardation was rated with WAIS-RC, GAF, and the rating scale of the intelligence disability.


RESULTS
There were significant differences in occupation, marital status, education, knowledge about sex, and history of pregnancy among the patients with different levels of self-defense capability. The kappa values of the rating scale score of the intelligence disability, GAF, and IQ were 0.710, 0.661, and 0.494; the kappa values of that and self-defense capability were 0.538, 0.472, and 0.316 respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The level of social function is very important in the assessment of self-defense capability in patients with mental retardation.
Wang
Bin
B
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. whb5678@163.com
Li
Bao-Hua
BH
Hu
Jun-Mei
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012917:Social Adjustment; D055815:Young Adult