Psychiatric Evaluations of Sexual Offenders
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- other
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 30 (3) , 715-720
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs11005j
Abstract
Ninety-five defendants charged with sexual offenses were evaluated in a forensic psychiatry clinic. 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.Keywords
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