Follow-up of N400 in the Rehabilitation of First-episode Schizophrenia.

Background: The N400 component of event-related potentials (ERP) has recently drawn widespread attention at home and abroad. This study was to explore the relationship between N400 changes and risperidone treatment and rehabilitation infirst-episode schizophrenia (FES).

Methods: ERP component N400 was recorded by Guangzhou Runjie WJ-1 ERP instruments, in 58 FES before and 6 months, 15 months after risperidone treatment, and in 62 normal controls.

[The application of criminal responsibility rating scale for suspects with mental retardation].

Objective: To explore the feasibility of the criminal responsibility rating scale for suspects with mental retardation.

Methods: Ninety six suspects with mental retardation were evaluated by trained professionals according to the scale, and the results were compared to the expert's opinion.

Results: The scores of three groups (no, diminished, and responsibility group) were 12.

[Progress on neuropsychology and event-related potentials in patients with brain trauma].

With the development of information technology, as one of the research frontiers in neurophysiology, event-related potentials (ERP) is concerned increasingly by international scholars, which provides a feasible and objective method for exploring cognitive function. There are many advances in neuropsychology due to new assessment tool for the last years. The basic theories in the field of ERP and neuropsychology were reviewed in this article.

[Advanced investigation of testamentary capacity of the mentally disordered].

Testamentary capacity is one of the civil competences, it means that a natural person enjoys the capacity or qualification to establish testament and deal with his property. Recently, the cases of testamentary capacity assessment of the mentally disordered are increasing. This article firstly introduces the concepts of the testament as well as the testamentary capacity, and then summarizes the assessment standard of the testamentary capacity, by using the Banks v.

[Civil competence assessment of the mental disorders involved in compensation of personal injury].

Objective: To seek and ascertain indicators that can be used in the civil competence assessment of the mental disorders involved in compensation of personal injury.

Methods: A retrospective study was made on the data related to the interviewee's mental status assessed by forensic experts during the period from 2003 to 2005 in Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, P.R.