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The Use of Battered Woman Syndrome in U.S. Criminal Courts

Jessica R. Holliday, Dale E. McNiel, Nathaniel P. Morris, David L. Faigman and Renée L. Binder
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2022, JAAPL.210105-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210105-21
Jessica R. Holliday
Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
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Dale E. McNiel
Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
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Nathaniel P. Morris
Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
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David L. Faigman
Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
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Renée L. Binder
Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
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JAAPL.210105-21
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210105-21
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35725021

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 20, 2022.

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  1. Jessica R. Holliday, MD, MPH,
  2. Dale E. McNiel, PhD,
  3. Nathaniel P. Morris, MD,
  4. David L. Faigman, JD and
  5. Renée L. Binder, MD
  1. Dr. Holliday is an Outpatient Psychiatrist and Volunteer Clinical Psychiatry Faculty Member, Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Faigman is the Chancellor, Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law.
  1. Address correspondence to: Jessica Holliday, MD, MPH. E-mail: JessicaHollidayMD{at}gmail.com.

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Jessica R. Holliday, Dale E. McNiel, Nathaniel P. Morris, David L. Faigman, Renée L. Binder
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2022, JAAPL.210105-21; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210105-21

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2022, JAAPL.210105-21; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210105-21
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