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Is justice served by reliance on ICD and DSM classifications of mental disorder in medico-legal reporting?

Rix, Keith
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The Chambers of Mark Love, Inner Temple, London; University of Chester; University of East Anglia
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2025-09-15
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The histories of the DSM and ICD classifications are set out so as to identify weaknesses and limitations that can affect their application in medico-legal reporting. These are illustrated by reference to published judgments and three detailed case studies. The analysis and case studies identify how expert witnesses’ reliance on the DSM and ICD can be challenged in order to seek to undermine their evidence.
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Rix, K. (2026). Is justice served by reliance on ICD and DSM classifications of mental disorder in medico-legal reporting? BJPsych Advances, 32(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2025.10142
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Cambridge University Press
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BJPsych Advances
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/629627
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10.1192/bja.2025.10142
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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2056-4678
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2056-4686
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/is-justice-served-by-reliance-on-icd-and-dsm-classifications-of-mental-disorder-in-medicolegal-reporting/7692735014923767F21E9CC835E5FA97
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