Commentary: restorability of incompetence to stand trial--implications beyond predictive equations.

Full Abstract

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.

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Author information

Author/s: Leong, Gregory B (GB);

Affiliation: Center for Forensic Services (PFECC-Ward C18), Western State Hospital, 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW, Tacoma, WA 98498-7213, USA. leonggb(-atsign-)dshs.wa.gov

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (J Am Acad Psychiatry Law), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-; vol 35 (issue 1) : pp 44-6

Dates: Created 2007/03/28; Completed 2007/07/16;

PMID: 17389344, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentOn: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2007;35(1):34-43. (PMID: 17389343)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Crime - legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data
Dangerous Behavior
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Insanity Defense - statistics & numerical data
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence; psychology

Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence; psychology
Mental Disorders - diagnosis; therapy
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data
Patient Readmission - legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
United States

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