精神错乱辩护：废除的理由。
The insanity defense: the case for abolition.
作者信息
Perr I N
出版信息
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1985 Jan;36(1):51-4. doi: 10.1176/ps.36.1.51.
The author discusses psychiatrists' objections to the insanity defense, including the negative publicity generated by murder trials in which psychiatrists provide expert testimony. He also examines the legal profession's attitudes toward the defense and the pressure applied to expert witnesses through our adversarial system of justice. The abolition of the insanity defense might expedite the legal process, the author concludes, but it would not greatly affect the courtroom role of psychiatrists. Psychiatric evaluation would still be required in certain cases, such as those involving diminished responsibility and competency to stand trial.
作者讨论了精神病医生对精神错乱辩护的反对意见，包括精神病医生提供专家证词的谋杀案审判所产生的负面宣传。他还审视了法律界对该辩护的态度，以及通过我们对抗性司法系统施加给专家证人的压力。作者总结道，废除精神错乱辩护可能会加快法律程序，但不会对精神病医生在法庭上的角色产生太大影响。在某些情况下，如涉及责任能力减弱和受审能力的案件，仍需要进行精神病学评估。
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