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Data from Studies That Reported the Percentage of Participants Diagnosed with Psychosis Among Individuals who Committed Sexual Murders
Study (By order of % diagnosed with psychosis) Diagnosis of Psychosis (%) Sample Size (n/N)a Sampling Method Sample Source Information Source Langevin et al.38 (2003) 27.3% 9/33 Convenience Cases referred to the Clarke Institute of Psychiatryb Standard tests and interviews Revitch45 (1965) 20.9% 9/43 Convenience Primarily from the New Jersey Diagnostic Centerc Not stated Firestone et al.44 (1998) 14.6% 7/48 Convenience Cases from the Sexual Behaviors Clinic, Royal Ottawa Hospital Standard tests and interviews Warren et al.36 (1996) 5.0% 1/20 Population-based FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Multiple sources, including police investigation reports, psychiatric reports, and interviews with the offender Hill et al.46 (2007) 3.0% 5/166 Convenience Reports by forensic psychiatrists in Germany Assessments by forensic psychiatrists Oliver et al.49 (2007) 2.3% 1/44 Convenience Sex offender treatment programs in prisons Interviews and file reviews Folino37 (2000) 0% 0/16 Population-based Files from the Judiciary Department of La Plata, Argentina File reviews Rosman & Resnick50 (1989) 0% 0/16 Convenience Available literature and unpublished clinical cases Case reviews
