RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Commentary: The Lucid Interval—Coping with Unscientific Terminology
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 298
OP 299
VO 43
IS 3
A1 Carla Rodgers
A1 John A. Baird
YR 2015
UL http://jaapl.org/content/43/3/298.abstract
AB The authors agree with Shulman et al. in their assertion that the term “lucid interval” does not describe what is now known to occur in the fluctuating mental status of some demented individuals. Therefore, its use by the courts to determine competency in such persons can result in an unjust outcome. However, we believe such criticism as Shulman and his coauthors levied at the legal profession should be broadened to consider antiquated and nonscientific terminology in our own field of psychiatry.