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New research warns of the lack of specialization when judging individuals with mental disorders

Pioneering research carried out at the University of Granada has identified the need for greater cooperation between criminal law and psychiatry when determining the effect of these disorders on the individual's responsibility. This research has analyzed all the criminal sentences (over 3000) related to abnormality or mental disorders passed in Spain since 1870. Schizophrenia, paranoia, neurosis, sexual and personality disorders, and those related to alcohol consumption are the most frequent pathologies in Spain.

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