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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

The Forensic Evolution of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

Fear of forensic misuse contributed to excluding Hypersexual Disorder from DSM-5, and ICD-11’s Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder revives similar concerns.
Mental health
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Vermont has no facility for people incompetent to stand trial. Could that finally change?

A man found incompetent was released after hospital treatment and allegedly murdered Emily Hamman, exposing gaps in Vermont's forensic mental health custody options.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Did She Die the Way They Say?

Psychological autopsy clarifies equivocal manners of death but lacks standardized protocols, challenging reliability; qualitative forensic mental-state assessments deserve standing.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Man charged with Parnell Square attack on children is fit to enter plea and stand trial, court told

Defence lawyers for Mr Bouchaker had argued that he suffers from a mental disorder and is unfit to stand trial
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Mental health
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Man charged over Parnell Square attack suffered brain injury in confrontation with public and cannot stand trial, lawyers say

Accused Riad Bouchaker is unfit to stand trial due to mental disorder and would likely be admitted to the Central Mental Hospital for six-month reviews.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
5 months ago

'Completely unacceptable' that State so far unable to facilitate psychiatric reports for woman accused of killing son (6) in Waterford

Court proceedings are repeatedly delayed because the State cannot promptly obtain a forensic psychiatric assessment for a defendant charged with murdering her six-year-old son.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Netflix Unveils the Monsters: Ed Gein and the BTK Killer

Dennis Rader had a baseline personality disorder with antisocial, narcissistic, and psychopathic traits; Ed Gein exhibited a psychotic necrophilic disorder.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

They're not wolves they're sheep': the psychiatrist who spent decades meeting and studying lone-actor mass killers

Paul E Mullen became a forensic psychiatrist after exposure to mass shootings, specializing in stalking, child sexual abuse, and mass killings.
fromMail Online
8 months ago

Psychiatrist reveals the subtle sign someone may be a psychopath

A true psychopath will try and exploit you for anything that they can get from you - whether it's money, whether it's friendship, whether it's sex.
Psychology
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

Anatomy of a Failed Insanity Plea

Documented psychiatric history before a crime is crucial for a credible insanity plea.
Insanity pleas without pre-crime psychiatric treatment tend to fail.
Law
fromABA Journal
1 year ago

Expert witness was 'confused, disoriented and out of touch' at deposition, law firm's suit alleges

Expert witness allegedly demanded excessive fees and appeared unprepared and disoriented during deposition, leading to legal complications for the hiring law firm.
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