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

Rix, Keith (2025) Is justice served by reliance on ICD and DSM classifications of mental disorder in medico-legal reporting? BJPsych Advances. ISSN 2056-4678

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Abstract

SUMMARY 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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Data availability: Data availability is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dsm,expert evidence,icd,justice,medico-legal,psychiatry and mental health,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2738
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 15:30
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2025 00:57
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101035
DOI:	10.1192/bja.2025.10142

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