Barbey I
Landgerichtsärztlicher Dienst, Augsburg.
Blutalkohol. 1990 Jul;27(4):241-59.
A retrospective study on 362 criminal responsibility reports showed a high proportion of accused persons claiming amnesia for the offence. Subjects of the amnesic group were compared with a non-amnesic control group. Statistically significant relations were found between amnesia and sex, imprisonment, nature of the offence, exogenous factors and psychogenic disturbances. Results of this study and of other published studies confirm the problems in differentiating etiology of amnesia after criminal offences. Valid and reliable diagnostic techniques especially for detecting simulated amnesia are missed. Misconceptions about amnesia are still widespread among judges, lawyers and offenders. Because amnesia occurs after crime it is not necessary for assessing criminal responsibility.
一项对362份刑事责任报告的回顾性研究表明，声称对犯罪行为失忆的被告人比例很高。对失忆组的研究对象与非失忆对照组进行了比较。结果发现，失忆与性别、监禁、犯罪性质、外部因素和精神障碍之间存在统计学上的显著关系。这项研究以及其他已发表研究的结果证实了区分犯罪后失忆病因存在的问题。尤其缺乏用于检测伪装失忆的有效且可靠的诊断技术。关于失忆的误解在法官、律师和罪犯中仍然普遍存在。由于失忆发生在犯罪之后，因此在评估刑事责任时并非必要因素。
