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Bodies of evidence: The 'Excited Delirium Syndrome' and the epistemology of cause-of-death inquiry.
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Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A . Apr2024, Vol. 104, p38-47. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- "Excited Delirium Syndrome" (ExDS) is a controversial diagnosis. The supposed syndrome is sometimes considered to be a potential cause of death. However, it has been argued that its sole purpose is to cover up excessive police violence because it is mainly used to explain deaths of individuals in custody. In this paper, we examine the epistemic conditions giving rise to the controversial diagnosis by discussing the relation between causal hypotheses, evidence, and data in forensic medicine. We argue that the practitioners' social context affects causal inquiry through background assumptions that enter inquiry at multiple stages. This analysis serves to better understand the wide usage of the controversial diagnosis of ExDS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DELIRIUM
*POLICE brutality
*FORENSIC medicine
*SYNDROMES
*THEORY of knowledge
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00393681
- Volume :
- 104
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176466682
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2023.12.009