Bipolar disorders and the law
Freckelton, I.
Journal of Law and Medicine 13(2): 153-163
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1320-159X PMID: 16304753 Document Number: 591771
Bipolar disorders are a neglected subject in legal scholarship. Yet they affect decision-making across the spectrum of the law. This editorial analyses the approaches adopted across a variety of areas of legal decisions. It observes a lack of coherence in the approach of the law and attempts to identify a number of issues that are posed by the diverse symptoms of the bipolar disorders. It argues in favour of greater judicial and tribunal member education about the disorders.