Severity of cognitive disability and mental health court determinations about fitness to stand trial.
Jesse Tyler YoungF J DavisS WardaleM VassosK van DoorenK NankervisN G LennoxPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2019)
Severity of cognitive disability is associated with determinations of unfitness but does not predict determinations of unsoundness in the Queensland Mental Health Court. Psychiatric assessments of cognitive impairment play a pivotal role in mental health court determinations for people with cognitive disability.