03249nam 2200577 a 450 991097000380332120251117091629.01-61470-562-3(CKB)2550000000059352(EBL)3020438(SSID)ssj0000569745(PQKBManifestationID)12162324(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000569745(PQKBWorkID)10587024(PQKB)10527559(MiAaPQ)EBC3020438(Au-PeEL)EBL3020438(CaPaEBR)ebr10676728(OCoLC)757394628(BIP)28841192(EXLCZ)99255000000005935220100112d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"Paranoia of the millionaire" Harry K. Thaw's 1907 insanity defense /Emil R. Pinta1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20101 online resource (89 p.)Psychiatry- theory, applications and treatmentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-60876-988-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [61]-69) and index.Shooting of Stanford White -- Trial strategies and experts -- Thaw's first trial -- Aftermath -- Thaw's second trial -- "Paranoia of the millionaire" -- Thaw's ongoing legal battles -- Evolving concepts of "brain-storm" and temporary insanity -- Follow-up.The Thaw trial was the first celebrity trial of the 20th century to utilise an insanity plea. As in other famous cases utilising this defence, psychiatry itself went on trial. With the Thaw fortune estimated at $40 million, the defence hired the best experts money could afford. The prosecution also had its cadre of noted psychiatrists, leading to a well-publicised "battle of the experts". The strategy for the defence, which consisted of raising doubt regarding Thaw's sanity and generating sympathy for him, proved moderately successful. In spite of a vague meaning for brain-storm and a strict legal test for mental responsibility, the jury was deadlocked and did not return a murder verdict. This book examines events leading to Thaw's shooting of White, and provides details of the trial and testimonies of the principal experts. Drawing largely from psychiatric literature of the early 1900s, Thaw's mental-health history is examined in the context of diagnostic concepts of the time. Possible interpretations in today's nomenclature are presented. Brain-storm, paranoia, and temporary insanity, and their evolutions in current terminology are discussed.Psychiatry- theory, applications and treatments series.Trials (Murder)New York (State)New YorkHistory20th centuryInsanity defenseNew York (State)New YorkHistory20th centuryTrials (Murder)HistoryInsanity defenseHistory345.747/02523Pinta Emil R1871759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970003803321"Paranoia of the millionaire"4480693UNINA