The Differentiation Between the Psychotic-Pathological and Criminal Suicide Extension (IN: Psychopathology of Depression: Proceedings, ed. by K Achte, V Aalberg, & J Lonnqvist)

This article discusses principles that forensic psychiatrists use when ascribing onus of legal responsibility for individuals who have committed homicide & attempted suicide. The author differentiates between depressive & criminal motivations of defendants. A description of suicide extension (homicide/attempted suicide) & its three subcategories is provided. (SC)