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A Complicated Legal Battle Over Sumner Redstone’s Mental Acuity

May 26, 2016

New York Times | May. 25, 2016

While legal def­i­n­i­tions may vary by state and sub­ject, psy­chi­a­trists look, in essence, for evi­dence that a per­son under­stands the rel­e­vant facts and appre­ci­ates the impact of his or her deci­sions, said Dr. Ken­neth I. Shul­man, a pro­fes­sor of psy­chi­a­try and an expert on demen­tia at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to. Read more.