Postpartum psychosis, infanticide and the law
In the past few years postpartum phychosis has been offered as a legal defense in a small number of deeply disturbing infanticide cases in several American jurisdictions. These cases have attracted a great deal of media attention, and fueled public discussion about the mental health of mothers who k...
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| Language: | English |
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1991
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Crime, law and social change
Year: 1991, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-123 |
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