Psychiatr Pol
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The penal code dated April 19th 1969 allows for three privileged types of manslaughter: manslaughter under strong emotional disturbance (art. 148 sections 2), infanticide (art. 149) and euthanasia for request (art. 150). The first two types of manslaughter are the discussed the third one is neglected because only the general problems of soundness of mind, non-accountability and greatly diminished accountability (art. 25 penal code) refer to them. ⋯ But in the case of psychological disorders such possibility cannot be excluded. The author postulates a wide participation of experts in psychology and psychiatry in cases prosecuted under art. 148 sections 2 penal code and art. 149 penal code.