Intoxication and settled insanity: A finding of not guilty by reason of insanity

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-182

  Feix, Jeff ^a,b   Wolber, Greg ^b  

^a Secure Forensic Units ^*  (United States)

^b Central State Hospital Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CRIME; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; GUILT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DELUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HALLUCINATIONS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34547116176     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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