Forensic Evaluations for Offenders With Dementia in Taiwan's Criminal Courts

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.

Dr. Wang is Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chen is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital, Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Professor Huang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Yeh is a lecturer, Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning University (Taipei Campus), Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and a PhD student, Institute of Bioinformatics and System Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Mao is a Psychiatrist, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chang is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Kao is a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prof. Yeh is the Director and a Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Chou is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Ms. Chiang is a research associate, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Dr Tzeng is a Psychiatrist, the Director of the Training Program for Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, and the Director of Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. This study was funded by a grant (MAB-102-69) from the National Defense Medical Center.