Moral cognition and homicide amongst forensic patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: a cross-sectional cohort study - O'Reilly K, O'Connell P, Corvin A, O'Sullivan D, Coyle C, Mullaney R, O'Flynn P, Grogan K, Richter M, Kennedy H.

Forensic patients with schizophrenia who had carried out a homicide scored higher on a measure of moral cognition (MFQ-30) than other violent patients. Neurocognitive impairment was associated with homicide by mediation via higher scores for in-group loyal...
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