J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 33:2:183-187 (2005)
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Commentary:
Responsibility and Insurance Coverage of the Mentally Ill
Ralph Slovenko, JD, PhD
Dr. Slovenko is Professor of Law and Psychiatry, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI.
Address correspondence to: Ralph Slovenko, PhD, Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202
Should criminal law principles be applied to life insurance claims made by the beneficiaries of an insured person who commits suicide? Any discussion of the criminal law and the M'Naghten test of criminal responsibility, as sometimes used by the courts and recommended by the authors, obfuscates the resolution of contemporary issues.
Copyright © 2005 by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.