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Common mental impairments

Some of the mental impairments most commonly presented to the duty solicitor are:

  • clinical psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), anxiety and panic disorders, and depressive disorders
  • drug-induced psychosis associated with substance abuse
  • chronic alcoholism and related brain injury
  • intellectual disability
  • personality and conduct disorders
  • brain injury (congenital or trauma-related, including brain injury due to injury or long-term alcohol or substance abuse)
  • co-morbidity where there are drug and/or alcohol dependence and mental health problems
  • complex combinations of any of the above.
Common mental impairments  :  Last Revised: Tue Jul 15th 2025