The purpose of this study is to investigate the change of characteristics of mentally ill criminals in legal case. The authors reviewed the medical records and additional data of 317 mentally ill criminals who had been referred to Seoul National Mental Hospital from Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1976(128 cases) and from Jan. 1987 to Dec. 1992(189 cases). The data obtained were analyzed in terms of several aspects ; demographic background, clinical diagnosis, features of crime, family attitude and recongnition. The results could be summarized as follows : During the past sixteen years, 1) As to demographic background, the frequency of female, high school graduated and urban residents were increased. 2) As to clinical diagnosis, the frequency of schizophrenia was decreased, whereas the frequency of depression was increased and alcohol or drug abuse et al were added. 3) As to types of crime, the frequency of homicide and violation of anticommunism law were decreased, whereas the frequency of larceny, rape and burglary were increased. 4) As to victims of crime, the frequency of stranger was increased. 5) As to motivations of crime, the frequency of impulsivity was increased, whereas the frequency of regressive misdiscrimination, delusion and hallucination were decreased. 6) As to family’s recognition and attitude, the frequency of the previous history of psychiatric treatment and therapeutic try were increased. W ith the above results, the authors think that changes of characteristics of mentally ill criminals were attributed to the socio-cultural changes, and family’s recognition and attitude changed into positive way.
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연구대상 및 방법
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요 약
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