Insanity (Law)

DSM-5 and the law: changes and challenges

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is the most widely used and accepted scheme for diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and beyond. DSM-5 was released with profound changes revealed in the required diagnostic process, specific criteria for previously establi…

Executing the mentally ill: the criminal justice system and the case of Alvin…

by Radelet, Michael L., Miller, Kent S.

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Based on the case of Alvin Ford, an American death row inmate, this thought-provoking book focuses on the issues raised when the criminal justice system attempts to apply the death penalty to the mentally impaired.

Executing the mentally ill: the criminal justice system and the case of Alvin…

by Radelet, Michael L., Miller, Kent S.

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Based on the case of Alvin Ford, an American death row inmate, this thought-provoking book focuses on the issues raised when the criminal justice system attempts to apply the death penalty to the mentally impaired. Issues addressed include: the definition of mental illness for t…

Death of a "Jewish American princess": the true story of a victim on trial

by Frondorf, Shirley

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In 1982, a sensational murder trial in Phoenix, Arizona, reverberated throughout the legal community. Restaurateur Steven Steinberg, who killed his wife by stabbing her 26 times, was acquitted; his legal defense portrayed the victim as an overpowering "Jewish American Princess" …

Death of a "Jewish American princess": the true story of a victim on trial

by Frondorf, Shirley

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Recounts the true story of the murder of a woman by her husband, and his acquittal due to the jury's empathy for his claim to being overwhelmed by her supposedly typical behavior as a "Jewish-American Princess."

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

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Disability and its histories in the Arab world Framing this book Blindness Deafness and muteness Intersex Impairments of the mind Conclusion Epilogue.

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

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This book is the first on the history of both physical and mental disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa during Ottoman rule.

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

0 Type: Book

This book is the first on the history of both physical and mentaldisabilities in the Middle East and North Africa during Ottoman rule.

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

0 Type: Book

This book is the first on the history of both physical and mental disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa during Ottoman rule.

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

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This text explores the history of both physical and mental disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa during Ottoman rule. The author seeks to explain how blindness, deafness and muteness, intersex conditions, and certain mental impairments were understood and experienced …

Disability in the Ottoman Arab World, 1500-1800

by Scalenghe, Sara

fromCambridge studies in Islamic civilization

0 Type: Book

This book is the first on the history of both physical and mental disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa during Ottoman rule.