Tuesday, May 02, 2006
PMS as a Defense

PMS is accepted in Great Britain as a cause for dimished responsiblity in a charge of murder and as a mitigating factor in other criminal and civil crimes (R. v. Craddock: R. v. English: R. v. Owen).
Premenstrual Syndrome goes to Court
by Dr. Katharina Dalton
Peter Andrew Publishing Company Limited
Price: £19.95
This authoritative book draws on the author's forty years of experience, study and treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome.
The author fully covers the role of premenstrual syndrome as a mitigation for crimes committed. Particular attention is paid to the importance of establishing correct diagnosis. A mix of science and case histories is used throughout the text.
The text is invaluable to the legal profession, doctors, probation officers, police officers, social workers and other health professionals.
A Japanese translation is published through Japan UNI Agency, Inc. Tokyo.
Title: Premenstrual Syndrome goes to Court
Author: Dr. Katharina Dalton
Price: £19.95
ISBN: 0 946796 42 4