What does it mean when a woman commits a crime and attributes her
actions to PMS? We revisit the first use of the "PMS defense," in this
country, back in 1981. What have we learned about the science of PMS
since then? Last year, the American Psychiatric Association classified
a form of PMS (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD) as a mental
disorder in the DSM-V. How can the scientific community study severe
premenstrual symptoms without perpetuating the utterly unscientific
idea that menstruating women aren’t mentally competent or liable for
crimes they commit?
Crazy Eddie
Out of the Box
An Impossible Crime, Part 2
An Impossible Crime
Novak v. City of Parma
The Feather Lady
Sunset Mesa
They Came for the Judges
Dog in the Bed, Cat in the Bag, Camel on the Golf Course
Across the Atlantic
The Tylenol Murders
We Interrupt This Program
Ghostwatch
The Hammersmith Ghost
Mantrap
Hungryland
The Procedure
The Divorce Colony
A Ring and a Bottle
The Devil’s Hole Pupfish
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It is Free
The Modern West
This is Love
Beyond All Repair
Planet Money
This American Life
Crime Junkie