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Overview"The Thaw trial was the first celebrity trial of the 20th century to utilise an insanity plea. As in other famous cases utilising this defence, psychiatry itself went on trial. With the Thaw fortune estimated at $40 million, the defence hired the best experts money could afford. The prosecution also had its cadre of noted psychiatrists, leading to a well-publicised ""battle of the experts"". The strategy for the defence, which consisted of raising doubt regarding Thaw's sanity and generating sympathy for him, proved moderately successful. In spite of a vague meaning for brain-storm and a strict legal test for mental responsibility, the jury was deadlocked and did not return a murder verdict. This book examines events leading to Thaw's shooting of White, and provides details of the trial and testimonies of the principal experts. Drawing largely from psychiatric literature of the early 1900s, Thaw's mental-health history is examined in the context of diagnostic concepts of the time. Possible interpretations in today's nomenclature are presented. Brain-storm, paranoia, and temporary insanity, and their evolutions in current terminology are discussed." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emil R PintaPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Weight: 0.152kg ISBN: 9781608769889ISBN 10: 1608769887 Pages: 77 Publication Date: 01 July 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |