2015
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.153325
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Crime and Psychiatry

Abstract: Psychiatry and crime are linked in certain ways. On one hand, we have criminal offenders with serious psychopathology; and on the other hand, we have psychiatric patients who may commit criminal offences during the influence of a psychiatric disorder. The psychiatrist in practice has to come in contact with the criminal justice system at some point of time in his career. Forensic psychiatry under whose realm these issues reside is a branch yet underdeveloped in India. The present paper reviews the inter-relati… Show more

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“…Mental illness is commonly associated with offending, therefore, a significant number of persons with mental illness are found within the criminal justice system (Matcheswalla, De Sousa, 2015). Intellectual disability is, likewise, represented among individuals that offend, with estimate ranging from 2% to 10% (Fogden et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mental illness is commonly associated with offending, therefore, a significant number of persons with mental illness are found within the criminal justice system (Matcheswalla, De Sousa, 2015). Intellectual disability is, likewise, represented among individuals that offend, with estimate ranging from 2% to 10% (Fogden et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%