Effect of educational intervention on attitudes toward the concept of criminal responsibility

Table 2 Pre-seminar opinions of respondents regarding forensic mental health issues

Question	Answer	Number
Have you heard the term “Forensic psychiatry?”	Yes	39 (50%)
	No	39 (50%)
Do you know the content of the MHW Act?	Know in detail	11 (14%)
	A little	19 (24%)
	No	48 (62%)
Have you heard the concept of criminal responsibility?	Yes	74 (95%)
	No	4 (5%)
Did you know about the introduction of the MTS act?	Yes	25 (32%)
	No	53 (68%)
Did you know about the introduction of the Lay Judge Act?	Yes	63 (81%)
	No	15 (19%)
Opinion toward OIH	Definitely agree	37 (47%)
	Relatively agree	24 (31%)
	Neutral	12 (15%)
	Relatively disagree	0
	Definitely disagree	1 (1%)
	No answer	4 (5%)
Opinion toward the concept of criminal responsibility	Definitely agree	6 (8%)
	Relatively agree	7 (9%)
	Neutral	19 (24%)
	Relatively disagree	23 (29%)
	Definitely disagree	14 (18%)
	No answer	9 (12%)
Opinion toward the MTS Act	Definitely agree	35 (45%)
	Relatively agree	23 (29%)
	Neutral	12 (15%)
	Relatively disagree	3 (4%)
	Definitely disagree	2 (3%)
	No answer	3 (4%)
Opinion toward the Lay Judge Act	Definitely agree	12 (15%)
	Relatively agree	22 (28%)
	Neutral	24 (31%)
	Relatively disagree	9 (12%)
	Definitely disagree	8 (10%)
	No answer	11 (14%)
Opportunity to see media reports regarding psychiatry	Many	8 (10%)
	Relatively many	19 (24%)
	Neutral	11 (14%)
	Relatively few	18 (23%)
	Few	22 (28%)
Opinion toward the optimal frequency of media reports regarding psychiatry	More than now	59 (76%)
	Neutral	17 (22%)
	Less than now	1 (1%)
	No answer	1 (1%)
Opportunity to see media reports about the relationship between psychiatry and crimes	Increased	43 (55%)
	No change	32 (41%)
	Decreased	3 (4%)
Opinion toward the optimal frequency of media reports regarding the relationship between psychiatry and crimes	More than now	45 (58%)
	Neutral	30 (38%)
	Less than now	2 (3%)
	No answer	1 (1%)
Should the media maintain anonymity in reporting crime cases with mental disorders?	Definitely agree	11 (14%)
	Relatively agree	17 (22%)
	Neutral	27 (35%)
	Relatively disagree	13 (17%)
	Definitely disagree	10 (13%)

MHW Act: Mental Health and Welfare Act; MTS Act: Medical Treatment and Supervision Act; OIH: Official Involuntary Hospitalization.