试析我国刑法中“精神病”的概念

Analysis on the Conception of “Psychosis”Used in China New Criminal Law

新刑法第十八条沿用的“精神病”这一概念 ,由于内涵的不确定性和狭窄性 ,形成了刑法立法和司法实践之间的矛盾 ,需要进行立法用语上的修改。以“精神障碍”取代“精神病” ,是刑法立法适应精神医学的发展 ,科学地吸取和应用其研究成果来解决自身理论与实践中有关问题的需要 ,不应当任意扩大“精神病”概念的内涵 ,国外在这方面的立法经验值得借鉴。

There are some indefinite and narrow natures within the connotation of the conception of “psychosis”used in article 18 of China new criminal law,which have formed contradictions between the criminal legislation and judicature.It is necessary to make a revision on this legislative term. Using the term of “mental disorder”instead of “psychosis”, the criminal legislation may fit in with the development of psychological medicine better, and apply its outcomes to resolve its own theoretical and practical problems scientifically. We shouldn't expend the connotation of psychosis arbitrarily. The foreign legislative experiences in this field are well worth being used for reference.