计算机断层扫描和本德尔格式塔测试是根据1977年《刑事诉讼法》第51条第77条和第78条提及的评估被指控罪犯的常规测试。在自由状态精神病综合体进行了一项探索性回顾性研究。这项研究的目的是确定Bender格式塔测试结果和计算机断层扫描与评估自由状态精神病学复合体(FSPC)观察单位的个人受审能力和刑事责任能力的结果相关的程度。这是一项横断面研究,2013年收治的全部患者都被纳入研究。从患者档案中获得临床和人口统计学数据。大多数参与者是黑人,男性,单身和失业。最常见的诊断是精神分裂症。目前的研究表明,Bender格式塔测试Hain的分数与刑事责任和受审能力的结果之间没有统计学上的显着关联。同样,该研究还显示,脑部病变的存在与刑事责任和受审能力的结果之间没有统计学上的显著关联.还得出结论,由于CT扫描昂贵,只有在有明确的临床指征时,才应转介患者接受该服务。
computed tomography and the Bender Gestalt Test are some of the tests used routinely for the assessment of alleged offenders referred under Sections 77 and 78 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977. An exploratory retrospective
study was conducted at the Free State Psychiatric Complex. The aim of this study was to identify the extent to which the Bender Gestalt Test results and the computed tomography scans are associated with outcomes in the assessment of competency to stand
trial and criminal responsibility in individuals referred to the Free State Psychiatric Complex (FSPC) observation unit. This was a cross-sectional study and the entire population of patients admitted in 2013 was included in the
study. The clinical and demographic data were obtained from patient files. The majority of participants were black, males, single and unemployed. The most common diagnosis was schizophrenia. The current study showed no statistically significant association between the Bender Gestalt Test Hain\'s scores and the outcome of criminal responsibility and competency to stand
trial. Similarly, the study also showed no statistically significant association between the presence of a brain lesion and the outcome of criminal responsibility and competency to stand
trial. It was also concluded that as CT scans are expensive, patients should be referred for that service only when there is a clear clinical indication to do so.