From paranoia querulans to vexatious litigants: a short study on madness between psychiatry and the law. Part 2
| Autor: | Benjamin J. Levy |
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| Přispěvatelé: | CERMES3 - Centre de recherche Médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société (CERMES3 - UMR 8211 / U988 / UM 7), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Paranoid Disorders
medicine.medical_specialty English-speaking countries History vexatious litigants Context (language use) History 21st Century Delusions [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences paranoia querulans 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Paranoia Psychiatry Jurisprudence Australasia Forensic Sciences 20th century History 19th Century History 20th Century 16. Peace & justice United Kingdom United States 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Law medicine.symptom Paranoia querulans |
| Zdroj: | History of Psychiatry History of Psychiatry, SAGE Publications, 2015, 26 (1), pp.36-49. ⟨10.1177/0957154X14542728⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0957-154X 1740-2360 |
| Popis: | International audience; The second part of this paper examines the history of querulous paranoia and vexatious litigation in the English-speaking countries from the nineteenth century to today. This study suggests that the lack of thorough research on querulous paranoia in these countries is due to a broad cultural, legal and medical context which has caused unreasonable complainants to be considered a purely legal, rather than a medical issue. To support this hypothesis, I analyse how legal steps have been taken throughout the English-speaking world since 1896 to keep the unreasonable complainants at bay, and I present reasons why medical measures have scarcely been adopted. However, I also submit evidence that this division of responsibilities between the judges and the psychiatrists has taken a new turn since the dawn of the twenty-first century. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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