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 Rodgers, Carla A1 Baird, John A. 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.