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Amnesia
Findings from R.G. Stout and co-authors provide new insights into amnesia
November 1st, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "The forensic psychiatric examiner often encounters defendants who deny memory for their offense. Past research proposes a variety of factors to account for offense amnesia." "To date there have been few systematic studies of offense amnesia in relation to psychiatric diagnosis, either alone or in combination with other known factors such as substance use and malingering. We studied 53 pretrial felony defendants who had been referred for psychiatric examination: 40% claimed amnesia for their offense. Examinees with psychotic disorders in general, and schizophrenia in particular, were relatively less likely to claim amnesia...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-01)
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