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[The term insight in forensic practice].

E Habermeyer1, P Hoff

  • 1Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Zentrum für Nervenheilkunde der Universität Rostockock. elmar.habermeyer@med.uni-rostock.de

Fortschritte Der Neurologie-Psychiatrie
|November 6, 2004
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This study explores German legal and forensic-psychiatric views on insight and criminal responsibility. It proposes linking insight assessment to the capacity for free will, identifying conditions that may impair this ability.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Legal Psychology
  • Criminal Law

Context:

  • Examines German legal and forensic-psychiatric perspectives on criminal responsibility.
  • Addresses the complex and unresolved issue of 'insight' in legal evaluations.
  • Discusses potential limitations affecting an individual's insight.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the concept of insight within the framework of criminal responsibility.
  • To propose a novel approach connecting insight assessment with the capacity for free will.
  • To identify psychopathological conditions that may impede insight and free will.

Summary:

  • The paper reviews German legal and forensic-psychiatric stances on insight and criminal responsibility.
  • It suggests that assessing insight should be linked to the ability to exercise free will, as both relate to the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of actions.

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  • Conditions such as intellectual disability, dementia, organic personality disorders, delusional disorders, and schizophrenia residuals can restrict insight.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a framework for evaluating insight in forensic-psychiatric assessments.
    • Enhances understanding of the relationship between cognitive functions, free will, and criminal responsibility.
    • Offers guidance for identifying individuals whose capacity for insight may be compromised by specific mental disorders.