This is no ordinary academic debate. The controversy has spilled out of the psychology laboratories and psychiatric clinics, capturing headlines, motivating legislative changes, and affecting outcomes in civil lawsuits and criminal trials.
这绝非寻常的学术辩论。这场论战已经从精神病实验室和精神病诊所中扩散开来，出现在头版头条，触动立法改革，并影响到了民事诉讼和刑事审判的结果。