NCJ Number
38170
Journal
British Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 128 Dated: (1976) Pages: 105-127
Date Published
1976
Length
23 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY OF 400 ACCUSED MURDERERS REVEALED THAT IN 90 PERCENT OF THE MALES EXAMINED BETWEEN 1965 AND 1974, NO MATERIAL PSYCHIATRIC ABNORMALITY WAS FOUND.
Abstract
SALIENT FEATURES AMONGST THE ACCUSED WERE MALENESS, YOUTHFULNESS, THE CAUSAL IMPORTANCE OF ALCOHOL, THE RARITY OF SUICIDE AFTER MURDER, AND THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PSYCHIATRICALLY NORMAL PERSONS.