Intervening to deter crimes involving neurochemical disorders.

Intervening to deter crimes involving neurochemical disorders.

Evaluate the ethical responsibilities of intervening to deter crimes involving genetic or neurochemical disorders.

Intervening to deter crimes involving neurochemical or genetic disorders may be our ethical responsibility.

Personally, if the individual with the diagnosed disorder is seeing a mental health provider (therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, etc.) I do think it is an ethical responsibility to intervein if that patient is showing signs of criminal behaviors.

However, I understand that thisis not always possible to do. Many patients may not show their full capabilities and it is the psychologists work to use discretion.

Unfortunately, even when an individual with a genetic or neurochemical disorder is showing signs of criminal behavior, it is difficult to know when someone else should step in.