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In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were "diminished" or impaired. Diminished capacity is a partial defense to charges that require ...
Disorders of diminished motivation (DDM) is an umbrella term referring to a group of psychiatric and neurological disorders involving diminished capacity for motivation, will, and affect. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pseudodementia (otherwise known as depression-related cognitive dysfunction or depressive cognitive disorder) is a condition that leads to cognitive and functional impairment imitating dementia that is secondary to psychiatric disorders, especially depression.
In English law, diminished responsibility is one of the partial defenses that reduce the offense from murder to manslaughter if successful (termed "voluntary" manslaughter for these purposes). This allows the judge sentencing discretion, e.g. to impose a hospital order under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to ensure treatment rather ...
Abulia falls in the middle of the spectrum of diminished motivation, with apathy being less extreme and akinetic mutism being more extreme than abulia. [2] The condition was originally considered to be a disorder of the will, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and aboulic individuals are unable to act or make decisions independently; and their condition may range in ...
Behavioral changes may include apathy, lethargy and diminished emotional responses and spontaneity. Histopathologically , it is identified by the infiltration of monocytes and macrophages into the central nervous system (CNS), gliosis , pallor of myelin sheaths , abnormalities of dendritic processes and neuronal loss.
Mental illnesses were well known in ancient Mesopotamia, [157] where diseases and mental disorders were believed to be caused by specific deities. [158] Because hands symbolized control over a person, mental illnesses were known as "hands" of certain deities. [158] One psychological illness was known as Qāt Ištar, meaning "Hand of Ishtar". [158]
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