Criminal responsibility and mental illness in Ireland 1850-1995: Fitness to plead

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 51-56

  Gibbons, Pat ^a   Mulryan, Niamh ^c   McAleer, Angela ^c   O'Connor, Art ^b  

^a La Universidad Tecnolugica   (El Salvador)

^b CENTRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Central Mental Hospital; Criminal responsibility; Fitness to plead

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRIMINAL LAW; DETENTION; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033023199     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700005152     Document Type: Article

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