TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Commentary: personality disorders and criminal law JO - The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law A1 - Slovenko, Ralph SP - 182 EP - 185 VL - 37 IS - 2 N2 - The history of the personality-disorder diagnosis in law and psychiatry-in particular, the antisocial personality disorder-is recounted along with the arguments of renowned forensic psychiatrists as well as public opinion. Jurisdictions around the world are divided on the impact of the diagnosis on criminal responsibility or on sentencing.

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