PSYC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Psychosis, Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorder
21 Oct 2016
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Chapter 9 fitness to stand trial and the ncrmd defense. The case of vincent li: ~ suffered from schizophrenia mental illness when people lose touch with reality; accompanied by auditory hallucinations (- hearing voices that aren"t there(cid:524), thought to the mental health centre. Manitoba review board he was responding well to psychiatric treatment, Canadian psychiatric review boards quasi-judicial tribunals responsible for overseeing and making disorder/disorganized thinking (- difficulty thinking and speaking in a coherent manner), delusions (holding false beliefs). Types of criminal legal competencies and allowed supervised outdoor walks within his mental health facility. Competency to waive counsel or proceed pro se. Waiving the right to counsel should be chosen willfully and with full understanding of the consequences. Must be done with full understanding and appreciation for the nature of pleading guilty and its consequences. Must understand why being sentenced and the sentence itself. In the us, it also includes competency to be executed.
