Psychiatry Expert On Bernard Madoff

Lawyers for Bernard Madoff may be exploring an insanity defense. Psychiatry expert Dr. Keith Ablow believes Madoff's attorney could make a case for diminished capacity.  "He might try to argue that Madoff suffered from dementia or a bipolar disorder,” says the psychiatrist, who has served as an expert witness in high-profile criminal cases. “ He could argue that Madoff committed the fraud during manic, euphoric periods and that he never found the equilibrium to correct his crime. Or that he was so delusional that he convinced himself the investment returns were real.  “Insanity defenses rarely work,” Ablow says, “but if you can influence just one juror, he may stand a chance.”

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