Abstract Title:

Neuropsychiatric, psychoeducational, and family characteristics of 14 juveniles condemned to death in the United States.

Abstract Source:

Am J Psychiatry. 1988 May ;145(5):584-9. PMID: 3358463

Abstract Author(s):

D O Lewis, J H Pincus, B Bard, E Richardson, L S Prichep, M Feldman, C Yeager

Article Affiliation:

Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.

Abstract:

Of the 37 juveniles currently condemned to death in the United States, all of the 14 incarcerated in four states received comprehensive psychiatric, neurological, neuropsychological, and educational evaluations. Nine had major neurological impairment, seven suffered psychotic disorders antedating incarceration, seven evidenced significant organic dysfunction on neuropsychological testing, and only two had full-scale IQ scores above 90. Twelve had been brutally physically abused, and five had been sodomized by relatives. For a variety of reasons the subjects' vulnerabilities were not recognized at the time of trial or sentencing, when they could have been used for purposes of mitigation.

Study Type : Human: Case Report
Additional Links
Additional Keywords : Death Row : CK(3) : AC(1)

Print Options


This website is for information purposes only. By providing the information contained herein we are not diagnosing, treating, curing, mitigating, or preventing any type of disease or medical condition. Before beginning any type of natural, integrative or conventional treatment regimen, it is advisable to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare professional.

© Copyright 2008-2025 GreenMedInfo.com, Journal Articles copyright of original owners, MeSH copyright NLM.