Mothers who kill : the forensic use and judicial reception of evidence of postnatal depression and other psychiatric disorders in Australian filicide cases

Mothers who kill : the forensic use and judicial reception of evidence of postnatal depression and other psychiatric disorders in Australian filicide cases

Legal defences where postnatal depression (PND) and other mental illnesses are present in cases of filicide - examination of 28 cases of filicide where PND and or other mental health issues were considered - forensic use of and judicial responses to PND and mental illness - how PND is presented by e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Melbourne University law review 2013-01, Vol.37 (2), p.297-341
Hauptverfasser: Bartels, Lorana, Easteal, Patricia
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Breastfeeding & lactation
Childbirth & labor
Children & youth
Convictions
Criminal sentences
Evidence
Evidence, Scientific
Filicide
INFANTICIDE
Manslaughter
Mental disorders
Mental health care
MENTAL ILLNESS
Mothers
Postpartum depression
Psychological aspects
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Legal defences where postnatal depression (PND) and other mental illnesses are present in cases of filicide - examination of 28 cases of filicide where PND and or other mental health issues were considered - forensic use of and judicial responses to PND and mental illness - how PND is presented by experts and sentencing judges - differences in sentencing outcomes - implications on policy and research findings.
ISSN:0025-8938
1839-3810