The Baxstrom Affair and Psychiatry
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 24 (3) , 663-672
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs10886j
Abstract
Innumerable articles cite the Baxstrom case and the subsequent release or transfer of certain groups of patients as proof that psychiatrists predict dangerousness and do so without validity. The work of Dr. Steadman and Dr. Cocozza is the most frequent reference cited.Keywords
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- Psychiatric Morbidity and Treatment of Prison InmatesJournal of Forensic Sciences, 1973