PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lande, Raymond G.
TI  - The Military Insanity Defense
DP  - 1991 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 193--201
VI  - 19
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/19/2/193.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/19/2/193.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1991 Jun 01; 19
AB  - This article describes the military insanity defense. The success of the litigated insanity defense is explored through the number of insanity acquittals over a 28-month period. A questionnaire distributed to all United States Army psychiatrists provided information on the number of forensic evaluations performed, the number of not criminally responsible (NCR) opinions made, and the disposition of noncontested NCR opinions. The questionnaire also tested the Army psychiatrists' knowledge about recent changes in the military insanity defense. This pilot study raises interesting questions about the military insanity defense that further research can address.