Legal frameworks and key concepts regulating diversion and treatment of mentally disordered offenders in european union member states

Dreßing, Harald; Salize, Hans Joachim; Gordon, Harvey

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.03.005

Cited by 27 publications

(20 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The highest level of agreement across the member states is in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The widest ranging is the inclusion of addiction, neurotic, and PDs (28). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personality Disorders and Criminal Responsibility in the Spanish Supreme Court*

Mohíno¹,

Pujol²,

Idiaquez³

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study is to determine how personality disorders (PDs) are viewed in relation to criminal responsibility (CR) within the jurisprudence of the Spanish Supreme Court. All sentences with PD from 2000 to 2006 were included. The most frequently occurring PDs are cluster B and nonspecific disorders, alongside another Axis I disorder. The Spanish Supreme Court admitted appeals on 50%, and sentencing criteria were changed in 25% of the cases. The most frequent outcome was in the first instance a minor reduction in CR and second full CR being upheld. The borderline PD and the comorbidity between a PD and an Axis I disorder are the variables associated with the decrease in CR. The assessment of CR in PD should be undertaken using the diagnosis as a base taking into account other elements, such as the type of PD, its seriousness, comorbidity, and relationship with the criminal behavior on trial.

show abstract

“…The highest level of agreement across the member states is in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The widest ranging is the inclusion of addiction, neurotic, and PDs (28). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personality Disorders and Criminal Responsibility in the Spanish Supreme Court*

Mohíno¹,

Pujol²,

Idiaquez³

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…[1][2][3] In Denmark, physicians have the authority to decide whether to section an individual. The police participate to provide practical assistance and ensure that the law is correctly enforced.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

GPs and involuntary admission: a qualitative study

Jepsen¹,

Lomborg²,

Engberg³

2010

Br J Gen Pract

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The ways in which diversion services have been implemented, however, and their current functions vary considerably between countries (James, ). Even among the member states of the European Union, the legal frameworks, which underpin them, differ, and here it has been suggested that standardisation could be desirable, given increasing population mobility (Dreβing et al, ).…”

Section: Psychiatrists' Responses To a National Email Survey About DImentioning

confidence: 99%