| Autor: |
Paradis, Cheryl M., Solomon, Linda Z., O'Neill, Cynthia S., Hernandez, Maritza, O'Rourke, Thomas |
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Journal of Psychiatry & Law; December 2004, Vol. 32 Issue: 4 p513-531, 19p |
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There is little empirical research on the association between mental illness and violent behavior in the Asian American (AA) community. The present study gathered information, through a retrospective review of approximately 3,500 charts from a 25-year period, on 51 AA defendants referred for competency to proceed evaluations. A comparison group of 127 defendants of other ethnic backgrounds (non-AA's) was selected randomly. The present study found many demographic, psychiatric and legal differences between AA and non-AA defendants. The AA group included significantly more women and older defendants. Only one AA was born in the United States and was fluent in English. Eighty percent had immigrated within the previous 15 years. The AA's were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with a severe psychiatric illness and charged with rape. The non-AA's were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with a personality disorder and to be charged with robbery and criminal sale of a controlled substance. The low number of AA's identified from psychiatric-court records suggests that court personnel are overlooking serious mental illness in AA defendants with less obvious psychiatric symptoms. This is likely due to a language barrier and possibly to AA's reporting primarily somatic symptoms. The high number of older and female AA defendants may be due to a variety of factors. They might have received more attention from court personnel or experienced more stress secondary to incarceration. |
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