http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/05/justice/ptsd-murder-defense/index.html?hpt=ju_c1
This might not necessarily be related to what we are currently talking about class, but it definitely goes back to when we talked about self-defenses and defenses in a murder. I came across this article and thought it would be worth sharing. As a psychology major, it is disturbing to me that someone might use PTSD as a mental illness to defend a murder in trial. It emphasizes a stigma on mental illnesses and distorts the actual disorder.
This might not necessarily be related to what we are currently talking about class, but it definitely goes back to when we talked about self-defenses and defenses in a murder. I came across this article and thought it would be worth sharing. As a psychology major, it is disturbing to me that someone might use PTSD as a mental illness to defend a murder in trial. It emphasizes a stigma on mental illnesses and distorts the actual disorder.
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