title: [The assessment of criminal responsibility of schizophrenic rape offenders].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore potential application of Diminished Criminal Responsibility Rating Scale (DCRRS) on rape offenders.
  
  
  METHODS
  The DCRRS was used retrospectively to study 77 cases of rape offenders. They were divided into three groups according to the degree of diminished criminal responsibility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in rating scores among three groups (mild group 21.32+/-5.56, moderate group 25.92+/-5.19, and major group 29.54+/-4.62), and 16 of 18 items showed good correlation with the total scores of the scale (r=0.256 to 0.611), 7 factors were extracted by the factor analysis and their cumulative squared loadings was 75.784%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DCRRS is valid and reliable in a in assessment of criminal responsibility schizophrenic rape offenders.
authors.affiliation: Xianyue Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen 361012, China.
authors.forename: Kai-Cheng
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: San-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Qin-Ting
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011902:Rape; D055815:Young Adult