Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders & National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders. Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
Waikato Clinical Campus, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Psychiatry Res. 2017 Dec;258:283-288. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.069. Epub 2017 Aug 24.
The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Chinese community members and psychiatrists towards forensic psychiatric assessments. A questionnaire designed to record attitudes toward the current forensic psychiatric assessment procedures and the disposal of mentally ill offenders was developed and distributed via a mobile App. A total of 134 community members and 132 psychiatrists voluntarily completed the questionnaire. Most of responders agreed that the department of public-security has the right to apply for a forensic psychiatric assessment but should not be held solely by that department. Community members were less significantly confident in the validation of forensic psychiatric opinions than were the psychiatrists. A significantly higher proportion of community members than psychiatrists considered that offenders judged Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) should be punished as would be sane people. In addition, only a minority of responders supported that NCRMD should not be held criminally responsible. Our results indicate that both groups have comments on the current distribution of right of startup of forensic psychiatric assessments. Compared to psychiatrists, community members have lower confidence in the validation of forensic psychiatric assessment and have stricter attitudes toward the disposal of offenders with psychiatric disorders.
本研究旨在调查中国社区成员和精神科医生对法医精神病学评估的态度。设计了一份问卷，以记录对当前法医精神病学评估程序和精神障碍罪犯处置的态度，并通过移动应用程序进行分发。共有 134 名社区成员和 132 名精神科医生自愿完成了问卷。大多数受访者认为，公安机关有权申请法医精神病学评估，但不应仅由该部门负责。社区成员对法医精神病学意见的验证信心明显低于精神科医生。与精神科医生相比，更多的社区成员认为，被判定无刑事责任能力的精神障碍罪犯（NCRMD）应该像理智人一样受到惩罚。此外，只有少数受访者支持不应追究 NCRMD 的刑事责任。我们的研究结果表明，两组人员都对当前法医精神病学评估启动权的分配提出了意见。与精神科医生相比，社区成员对法医精神病学评估的验证信心较低，对精神障碍罪犯的处置态度更为严格。
