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Psychiatric evidence: a study of psychological issues
Author(s) -
Guòjónsson G. H.,
Pétursson H.,
Skúlason S.,
Siguròardóttir H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb01321.x
Subject(s) - hostility , malingering , psychology , context (archaeology) , amnesia , homicide , icelandic , clinical psychology , psychiatry , criminal psychology , psychopathology , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency , paleontology , biology , linguistics , philosophy
This article discusses the nature of psychiatric evidence in Icelandic criminal proceedings and presents findings from an investigation of the role of amnesia, malingering and overcon trolled hostility among different types of offenders. Amnesia was most common in homicide cases, and was almost invariably associated with alcohol intoxication. An unexpectedly high rate of overcon trolled hostility was found among sex offenders, which may have important theoretical and clinical implications. The results indicate that deliberate faking of an intellectual deficit on psychometric tests occurs rarely in a forensic context.