Mentally Disordered Offenders

Question 1

what is a mental disorder?

Answer 1

behaviour/cognitive impairments

not development/social norms

Question 2

DSM Axis 1

Answer 2

clinical disorders (depression, phobias, schizophrenia)

Question 3

DSM Axis 2

Answer 3

mental retardation and personality disorder

Cluster A -> paranoid, schizotypal

Cluster B -> APD, narcissistic, borderline

Cluster C -> dependent, avoidant, OCD

Question 4

DSM Axis 3

Answer 4

medical conditions that might influence a mental disorder

Question 5

DSM Axis 4

Answer 5

factors that contribute to disorders

Question 6

DSM Axis 5

Answer 6

patient’s level of functioning

Question 7

causal nexus

Answer 7

has disorder, was influenced during crime

if mental disorder was not present, crime would not have occured

Question 8

M’Naghten Rule

Answer 8

british

right and wrong test

even though you have a mental disorder, you should know that killing is wrong

Question 9

Durham Rule

Answer 9

usa

cannot be held responsible if unlawful action is the product of a mental illness

made it difficult for law to find someone NCRMD

Question 10

Brawner Rule

Answer 10

not responsible if they couldn’t tell the wrongfulness of actions during offence

partial responsibility

Question 11

schizophrenia

Answer 11

axis 1

Loss of contact with reality

Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotion

Emerges later on in the life course

Genetic link

Constant state of psychosis, usually due to extreme stress

Question 12

shizotypal

Answer 12

axis 2 (personality disorder)

Stable throughout lifecourse

Difficulty forming close relationships, peculiar relationship, no emotion

For any personality disorder, gotta wait till ur 18 to diagnose

Psychotic episodes, swayed from delusions

Can be swayed away from delusion