Abstract
Criminality of twenty-two patients with schizophrenia was psychiatrically analyzed.
The following results were obtained:
1. Twelve patients (54.5%) committed their crimes after five or more years of the onset of the illness. Only two patients committed their crimes within one year.
2. With respect to the types of the crimes, there were eight violence crimes, six property crimes, six damage crimes. Six patients who committed homicide or set fire, attempted suicide.
3. Most of the sufferers by violence were their families and most of the damaged houses by firesetting were their own houses.
4. Half of the crimes was related to the abnormal symptoms including delusion, hallucination, etc.
5. Twelve patients (54.5%) received no therapy.
6. Home environments, or human relations of many patients were poor.
