Myxedema psychosis--insanity defense in homicide.
In the course of a hypothyroid psychosis, a young man committed murder. He was later judged to be not guilty by reason of insanity, although he was clearly sane at the time of his trial. Diagnostic, treatment and longer range management problems are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D009230:Myxedema / Q000523:psychology*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine