A person's dementia is not a general reason for his or her diminished responsibility. As with other reasons for a possible diminished responsibility, Sections 20-21 StGB provide for a case-specific analysis in proceedings against persons suffering from dementia that aims to assess whether there are reasons for reduced or annulled criminal responsibility. In this context, a psychiatric assessment is carried out to determine whether the person's capacity for reasoning or control is impaired. If this is affirmed in the respective individual case of a person suffering from dementia as a consequence of the illness, this can influence the interpretation of criminal responsibility.