Are symptoms assessed differently for schizophrenia and other psychoses in legal insanity evaluations of violent crimes?

Abstract Background Forensic evaluations of legal insanity include the experts’ assessment of symptoms present at the mental state examination (MSE) and the mental state at the time of offense (MSO). Delusions and hallucinations are most important. We explored how often symptoms were recorded in wri...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Pia Jorde Løvgren, Petter Laake, Kjersti Narud, Solveig Klæbo Reitan, Stål Bjørkly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Delusions Hallucinations Forensic Insanity Bias Stigma
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04992-6