Abstract
This chapter provides an introduction to the major classes of mental disorder and the ways in which they are salient to selected aspects of American criminal and civil law, focusing particularly on criminal law issues.
Disciplines
Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Health Law | Legal Education
Date of this Version
August 2005
Recommended Citation
Richard Redding, "Mental Disorders and the Law" (August 2005). Villanova University School of Law Working Paper Series. Working Paper 37.
http://law.bepress.com/villanovalwps/art37
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Criminal Law Commons, Criminal Procedure Commons, Health Law Commons, Legal Education Commons
Comments
Daniel C. Murrie & Richard E. Redding, Mental Disorders and the Law, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW AND SOCIETY: AMERICAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (forthcoming).