Depressed but not legally mentally impaired
(2014)
Journal Article
Wondemaghen, M. (2014). Depressed but not legally mentally impaired. International journal of law and psychiatry, 37(2), 160-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.010
This article examines the mental impairment (insanity) defense in the Australian state of Victoria and argues that the defense is successful only when offenders suffer from psychotic mental illnesses. This raises the question about how non-psychotic... Read More about Depressed but not legally mentally impaired.