[Influencing factors of psychopath's civil litigation].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the influencing factors of schizophrenic patient's capability in civil litigation, and to establish the base of quantitative study about execution of civil litigation.


METHODS
To study questionnaires completed from patients with and without civil litigation capabilities and to determine the influencing factors from medical and forensic aspects.


RESULTS
One hundred patients were admitted to the study and were divided into two groups based on capability in civil litigation. There were significant differences in psychiatric and legal aspects between the groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Capability of schizophrenic patients in perusing civil litigation had been impaired or even complete lost.
Sun
Hui-yan
HY
Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. shy1980_1981@126.com
Huang
Fu-yin
FY
Cai
Wei-xiong
WX
Guan
Wei
W
Zhang
Qin-ting
QT
Wu
Jia-sheng
JS
Wang
Jian-jun
JJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult