NCJ Number
103225
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1985) Pages: 715-720
Date Published
1985
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Ninety-five defendants charged with sexual offenses were evaluated in a forensic psychiatry clinic.
Abstract
Their psychiatric diagnoses, as well as social, demographic, and criminal characteristics, were studied. Almost half were found to have personality disorders, while one-fifth were given a diagnosis of schizophrenia, affective disorder, or an atypical psychosis. Surprisingly few were diagnosed as having a paraphilia. (Author abstract)