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Commentary: Restorability of Incompetence to Stand Trial—Implications Beyond Predictive Equations

Dr. Leong is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, and Staff Psychiatrist, Center for Forensic Services, Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA. Address correspondence to: Gregory B. Leong, MD, Center for Forensic Services (PFECC-Ward C18), Western State Hospital, 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW, Tacoma, WA 98498-7213. E-mail: leonggb{at}dshs.wa.gov

Since the United States Supreme Court ruling in Sell v. U.S. (539 U.S. 166 (2003)), the prediction of which incompetent criminal defendants are likely to be restored has assumed greater importance. A sophisticated mathematical approach shows promise in achieving this goal. But perhaps more importantly, the data used to construct the predictive equations for restorability yielded findings that may have far-reaching implications involving psychiatry and the community at large.