title: Commentary: intoxication and settled insanity--unsettled matters.
abstract: The role of exogenous substances in the genesis of mental symptoms has found relevance in some jurisdictions when a defense of settled insanity is raised. However, the current nosology and knowledge base reveal ambiguity and unresolved questions about the present science related to settled insanity.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA. leonggb@dshs.wa.gov
authors.forename: Gregory B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Leisenring
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014768:Virginia