通过诊断削弱道德可信度：德普诉赫德案中的专家证词分析

Psychiatric diagnoses have long been used within the legal system to shape notions of moral accountability. The Depp vs. Heard defamation trial (Virginia, 2022) was broadcast live to a global audience of millions. It received mass attention from popular and social media. Public support was overwhelmingly in favour of Depp, leading to an intense campaign of online abuse aimed at Amber Heard. The successful destruction of Heard’s credibility as a victim of domestic violence was arguably facilitated by the testimony of ‘expert’ witness psychologist Dr Shannon Curry, who diagnosed Heard with both