Hamilton J R
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London.
Br J Hosp Med. 1987 Sep;38(3):245-50.
The concept of psychopathic disorders has persisted in mental health legislation despite doubts as to its validity as a diagnosis and its treatability. There is a need for careful selection of those psychopathic offenders most likely to respond to medical treatment in hospital and to admit them under the appropriate section of the Mental Health Act.
尽管对精神变态障碍作为一种诊断及其可治疗性存在疑问，但该概念在心理健康立法中一直存在。有必要谨慎挑选那些最有可能对医院治疗做出反应的精神变态罪犯，并根据《精神健康法》的适当条款收治他们。
