PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Appelbaum, Kenneth L.
TI  - Criminal Defendants Who Desire Punishment
DP  - 1990 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 385--391
VI  - 18
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/18/4/385.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/18/4/385.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1990 Dec 01; 18
AB  - Some defendants desire to be punished. Sometimes psychotic motivations underlie punishment-seeking behavior; sometimes they do not. The defendant’s clinical status is relevant to his competency to stand trial and to waive other rights. These issues are illustrated by presentation of a case of a defendant who sought punishment. The importance of psychiatric assessments of these defendants is emphasized.