Hamer B A, Payne A
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 1993 Apr-Jun;29(2):7-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1993.tb00405.x.
The authors describe sleep automatism as it pertains to forensic nursing. A plea of sane automatism may result in an acquittal and, as a defense, creates a very interesting medical legal circumstance. A case study is presented to illustrate the necessity for nursing to know how to assess for this dissociative state, to understand the legal implications, and to identify nursing issues relevant to sleep automatism defenses. The clinical and personality characteristics on which evaluations should be based are also outlined.
作者描述了与法医护理相关的睡眠自动症。神志清醒的自动症抗辩可能导致无罪释放，作为一种辩护手段，会产生非常有趣的医疗法律情况。本文通过一个案例研究来说明护理人员了解如何评估这种分离状态、理解法律含义以及识别与睡眠自动症辩护相关的护理问题的必要性。文中还概述了评估应基于的临床和人格特征。
