Mental defenses and posttraumatic stress disorder: Assessment of criminal intent

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 405-425

  Sparr, Landy F ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal defense; Forensic assessment; Mens rea; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATISM; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SYNDROME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

CRIME; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALINGERING; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0029928321     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490090302     Document Type: Article

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