Abstract: Objective To study the current situation and features of forensic psychiatric identification in Chongqing.Methods The demographic data and criminological characteristics of 324 cases were analyzed using self-made questionnaire.Results There were 322 cases in which opinions to diagnosis and law-related items were both given.One hundred and forty-five cases were schizophrenias(45.03%),51 were mental retardation(15.84%),78 were others(24.22%),and 48 showed no psychosis(14.91%).In legal conclusion,211 cases(65.53%) were evaluated for criminal responsibility and 41(12.65%) were evaluated for competence of sex defense.Conclusion Most cases has psychosis shows the importance and necessity of forensic psychiatric iden-tification,and various jurisprudence conclusions indicated the diversity and complexity of these cases.

Key words: forensic psychiatry, case analysis, Chongqing