Putting diminished responsibility law into practice: A forensic psychiatric perspective

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 620-634

  Mitchell, Barry ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diminished responsibility; Problem areas; Psychiatric perspective

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY; THINKING;

EID: 0030678015     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189708412280     Document Type: Article

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