Citation

Slovenko R. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2005; 33(2): 183-187.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

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PMID

15985660

Abstract

Should criminal law principles be applied to life insurance claims made by the beneficiaries of an insured person who commits suicide? Any discussion of the criminal law and the M'Naghten test of criminal responsibility, as sometimes used by the courts and recommended by the authors, obfuscates the resolution of contemporary issues.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Insurance Coverage; Insurance, Life; Malpractice; Mental Disorders; Social Responsibility; Suicide; United States