Table 2.
Symptoms mentioned in the assessments of mental state at the time of the examination and at the time of the offense in cases of violent crime, n = 500
| Recorded as present | Recorded as absent | Not mentioned | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | |
| Symptoms at the time of the examination | ||||||
| P1 Delusionsa | 106 | (21.2) | 316 | (63.2) | 78 | (15.6) |
| P2 Conceptual disorganization | 73 | (14.6) | 317 | (63.4) | 110 | (22.0) |
| P3 Hallucinatory behavior | 67 | (13.4) | 371 | (74.2) | 62 | (12.4) |
| P4 Excitement | 36 | (7.2) | 150 | (30.0) | 314 | (62.8) |
| P5 Grandiosity | 44 | (8.8) | 62 | (12.4) | 394 | (78.8) |
| P6 Suspiciousness | 95 | (19.0) | 102 | (20.4) | 303 | (60.6) |
| P7 Hostility | 11 | (2.2) | 140 | (28.0) | 349 | (69.8) |
| Psychotic symptomsb | 90 | (18.0) | 315 | (63.0) | 95 | (19.0) |
| Impaired level of functionb | 122 | (24.4) | 16 | (3.2) | 362 | (72.4) |
| Symptoms at the time of the offense | ||||||
| P1 Delusions | 84 | (16.8) | 56 | (11.2) | 360 | (72.0) |
| P2 Conceptual disorganization | 30 | (6.0) | 43 | (8.6) | 427 | (85.4) |
| P3 Hallucinatory behavior | 48 | (9.6) | 67 | (13.4) | 385 | (77.0) |
| P4 Excitement | 44 | (8.8) | 4 | (0.8) | 452 | (90.4) |
| P5 Grandiosity | 9 | (1.8) | 1 | (0.2) | 490 | (98.0) |
| P6 Suspiciousness | 39 | (7.8) | 2 | (0.4) | 459 | (91.8) |
| P7 Hostility | 4 | (0.8) | - | - | 496 | (99.2) |
| Psychotic symptomsb | 109 | (21.8) | 224 | (44.8) | 167 | (33.4) |
| Impaired level of functionb | 102 | (20.4) | 12 | (2.4) | 386 | (77.2) |
aP1-P7 are the positive items from the instrument PANSS (se article text for reference). bCollective terms for symptom descriptions often used by experts in their written reports