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Use of the SADS diagnostic interview in evaluating legal insanity
Author(s) -
Rogers Richard,
Thatcher Aileen,
Cavanaugh James L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198411)40:6<1537::aid-jclp2270400646>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - psychology , insanity , insanity defense , clinical psychology , psychiatry , criminal responsibility , forensic science , medicine , criminal law , criminology , veterinary medicine
Examined clinical usefulness of the SADS diagnostic interview in evaluations of criminal responsibility. Findings, based on 78 SADS evaluations from a specialized forensic clinic, indicated that SADS successfully differentiated between sane and insane evaluatees. These differences were found primilarily in the severity of psychotic symptoms and overall level of psychological impairment. In addition, preliminary data on institutionalized and outpatient S s suggested the potential applicability of the SADS for assessing the general psychological functioning of insane patients in treatment.