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J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:2:182-185 (2009)
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Commentary: Personality Disorders and Criminal Law

Ralph Slovenko, JD, PhD

Ralph Slovenko is Professor of Law and Psychiatry at Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI. Address correspondence to: Ralph Slovenko, JD, PhD, Wayne State University Law School, 471 W. Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202

The history of the personality-disorder diagnosis in law and psychiatry—in particular, the antisocial personality disorder—is recounted along with the arguments of renowned forensic psychiatrists as well as public opinion. Jurisdictions around the world are divided on the impact of the diagnosis on criminal responsibility or on sentencing.






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