ABSTRACT
Inthelaw-psychiatryintermix,causationinvolvingmentalillnesscan, broadlyspeaking,becategorised:(1)behaviourasaresultofmental illness,and(2)mentalillnessasaresultofastressor.
PeoplerarelyaskifpraiseworthybehaviourisaproductofmentaliUness, thoughitissometimesaskedaboutthecreativityofartists(asinthecaseof VincentvanGogh),butontheotherhand,whenapersonharmssomeone, thequestionisinvariablyraisedwhetherthebehaviourisaresultofmental illness.Ifthebehaviourisaresultorproductofmentalillness,societywill actoneway;ifnot,societywilltakeadifferentstance.Socialconvention bringssickpeopletodoctors;evilpeople,ontheotherhand,gotojail.
