Citation

Fukushima A. Jpn. J. Psychiatry Neurol. 1994; 48(Suppl): 1-4.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Folia Publishing Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7799533

Abstract

Historical changes in forensic psychiatric evaluation on criminal responsibility and proceedings in psychopathological findings of amphetamine psychosis are reviewed at first. The classification of amphetamine related mental disorders are proposed in 6 types. Among them, the clinical characteristics and psychopathological features of "Anxiety-situational reaction type" (Fukushima) are described. According to some reasonable grounds, offenders diagnosed as anxiety-situational reaction type should be evaluated as diminished responsibility in place of irresponsibility. Finally, two cases of murder committed under the influence of amphetamine, are reported in detail.

Language: en