Citation

Heller MS, Traylor WH, Ehrlich SM, Lester D. J. Gen. Psychol. 1984; 110(2): 263-266.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6726204

Abstract

Examination of 2100 psychiatric evaluations conducted by a court psychiatric clinic to determine competency or for a presentence evaluation indicated no association between a diagnosis of psychosis and commission of a crime of violence. However, offenders referred for a pretrial competency examination were more likely to have committed a crime of violence than were defendants seen for a presentence evaluation. The implications of these results are discussed.

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