Commentary: intoxication and settled insanity--unsettled matters.
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The role of exogenous substances in the genesis of mental symptoms has found relevance in some jurisdictions when a defense of settled insanity is raised. However, the current nosology and knowledge base reveal ambiguity and unresolved questions about the present science related to settled insanity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
دوره 35 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007