Commentary: on research and forensic patients' capacity.
The author agrees that McDermott and colleagues present evidence that may support and ethically facilitate clinical research in the forensic population. Such research is sorely needed if we are to better understand and find new ways to help this population.
Lamb
H Richard
HR
USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, and Behavioral Science, PO Box 86125, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0125, USA. hlamb@usc.edu
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