/newsroom/taxonomy/term/19169/all en /newsroom/channels/news/divisive-diagnosis-raised-george-floyd-case-under-scrutiny-356852 <p>A movement to discredit a controversial medical diagnosis is being bolstered by a new study out of UUÖ±²¥. Excited delirium describes a state of agitation, aggression, and distress and has become a common defense to counter charges of police brutality. In the case of George Floyd, the syndrome was initially used as a legal defense for the Minneapolis police officer charged in his death.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:04:35 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310451 at /newsroom /newsroom/phoebe-friesen Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:09:35 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 297450 at /newsroom