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[Evaluating extensive consciousness disturbance. Roulette or well-founded forensic diagnostics?].
1Institut für Forensische Psychiatrie, Rheinische Kliniken Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstrasse, Essen. boris.schiffer@uni-essen.de
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|February 10, 2006
Summary
Experts face challenges evaluating affect crimes due to theoretical gaps and reproducibility issues. This study introduces diagnostic guidelines using a vulnerability/stress model to improve affect crime evaluations.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Psychology
- Psychopathology
Context:
- Affect crimes present diagnostic challenges for experts.
- Existing theoretical frameworks and reproducibility pose significant hurdles.
Purpose:
- To develop diagnostic guidelines for evaluating affect crimes.
- To establish a robust model for assessing criminal responsibility in these cases.
Summary:
- A vulnerability/stress model was developed, integrating predisposition, triggering conditions, and established criteria.
- Multivariate analysis identified 13 key criteria for evaluating criminal responsibility related to consciousness disturbances.
Impact:
- The established criteria offer improved prognostic and discriminant validity for expert testimony.
- Enhances the objective evaluation of criminal responsibility in affect crime cases.