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Witnessing Insanity: Madness and Mad-Doctors in the English Court.
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1997
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Forensic PsychologyMedical TestimonyLawMedicolegal IssueCriminal LawHealth LawPsychologyCriminal Justice ProcessInsanity DefenceForensic MedicineBritish Insanity TrialsMedical LawMedical HistoryCase LawPsychiatryForensic PsychiatryCriminal JusticeMedical EthicsEnglish CourtMedical MalpracticeMedicine
Through analysis of the elements and development of the insanity defence in hundreds of ordinary prosecutions, this work investigates the evolution of medical testimony in British insanity trials from its beginnings in 1760 to 1843.