John W. Hinckley, Jr.: A Case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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Authors: | Donald Capps |
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Institution: | 1. Princeton Theological Seminary, P. O. Box 821, Princeton, NJ, 08542-0803, USA
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Abstract: | This article is about John W. Hinckley, Jr., whose attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 was unsuccessful and whose trial in 1982 resulted in a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. It focuses on the view of psychiatric experts that he has a narcissistic personality disorder and on the fact that this diagnosis is the primary rationale for his continuing confinement to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. I conclude that the question of his release raises the difficult issue of the possible conflict between justice and care. |
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