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Amnesia and competency to stand trial: A review of legal and clinical issues
Author(s) -
Roesch Ronald,
Golding Stephen L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370040107
Subject(s) - amnesia , relevance (law) , clinical trial , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , political science , law , pathology
Recent case law is discussed regarding the role of amnesia in determining competency to stand trial. Clinical issues are examined for a range of amnestic conditions on a spectrum of organic and functional disorders. Clinical methods are explored for establishing the extent of amnesia and its relevance to competency.