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Forensic Evaluations for Offenders With Dementia in Taiwan's Criminal Courts
Hui-Yi Wang, Jiun-Hsiung Chen, San-Yuan Huang, Hui-Wen Yeh, Wei-Chung Mao, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Chin-Bin Yeh, Yu-Ching Chou, Wei-Shan Chiang and Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2018, 46 (1) 45-51;
Hui-Yi Wang
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.
MDJiun-Hsiung Chen
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.
MDSan-Yuan Huang
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.
MD, PhDHui-Wen Yeh
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.
RN, MSNWei-Chung Mao
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.
MD, MScHsin-An Chang
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.
MDYu-Chen Kao
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.
MD, MScChin-Bin Yeh
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.
MD, PhDYu-Ching Chou
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.
PhDWei-Shan Chiang
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.
MScNian-Sheng Tzeng
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.
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Article Figures & Data
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Offenders n (%) Gender Male 40 (85.1) Female 4 (8.5) Unknown 3 (6.4) Dementia type Senile 15 (31.9) Organic (traumatic) 11 (23.4) Organic (nontraumatic) 9 (19.1) Vascular 9 (19.1) Unknown 3 (6.4) N = 47.
Subtypes of Dementia Type of Offenses n (%) A (n = 9) B (n = 11) C (n = 9) D (n = 3) Q (n = 15) p Offenses against the persons 17 (36.2) 2 (22.22) 3 (27.27) 4 (44.44) 0 (0) 8 (53.33) Homicide/manslaughter 4/2 (12.8) Attempted homicide 4 (8.5) Assault or battery (sexual) 3 (6.4) Intimidation 2 (4.3) Malicious prosecution 1 (2.1) Violation of protection order 1 (2.1) Offenses against property 25 (53.2) 6 (66.67) 6 (54.55) 3 (33.33) 3 (100) 7 (46.67) Larceny 20 (42.6) Robbery 3 (6.4) Fraud 2 (4.3) Offenses against society 5 (10.6) 1 (11.11) 2 (18.18) 2 (22.22) 0 (0) 0 (0) Possession of a firearm/concealed weapon 2 (4.3) Offenses against public safety 1 (2.1) Forgery 1 (2.1) Corruption 1 (2.1) N = 47. Data are number of incidents (percentage of total incidents). A, vascular; B, organic (traumatic); C, organic (nontraumatic); D, unknown; Q, senile.
Criminal Responsibility Forensic Psychiatrists' Professional Opinions n (%) Court Verdicts n (%) p Acceptance Rate n (%) Full responsibility 4 (8.5) 7 (14.9) 0.614 43/47 (91.5%) Partial responsibility 30 (63.8) 27 (57.5) Lack of responsibility 13 (27.7) 13 (27.6) N = 47. Data are the number of opinions (percentage of the entire group).
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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
Vol. 46, Issue 1
1 Mar 2018
Forensic Evaluations for Offenders With Dementia in Taiwan's Criminal Courts
Hui-Yi Wang, Jiun-Hsiung Chen, San-Yuan Huang, Hui-Wen Yeh, Wei-Chung Mao, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Chin-Bin Yeh, Yu-Ching Chou, Wei-Shan Chiang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2018, 46 (1) 45-51;
Forensic Evaluations for Offenders With Dementia in Taiwan's Criminal Courts
Hui-Yi Wang, Jiun-Hsiung Chen, San-Yuan Huang, Hui-Wen Yeh, Wei-Chung Mao, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Chin-Bin Yeh, Yu-Ching Chou, Wei-Shan Chiang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2018, 46 (1) 45-51;
