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The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of forensic psychiatry /

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The editors have once again assembled some of the foremost experts in forensic psychiatry for this thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of their classic text. A versatile resource, this book is valuable not only for practicing psychiatrists (both the general clinician and the forensic spec...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Simon, Robert I., Gold, Liza H., 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Publishing, [2010]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Forensic psychiatry.
Forensic Psychiatry.
Table of Contents:
  • Rediscovering forensic psychiatry
  • Introduction to the legal system
  • Starting a forensic practice
  • The expert witness
  • Ethics in forensic psychiatry
  • Psychiatric diagnosis in litigation
  • The forensic examination and report
  • Professional liability in psychiatric practice and requisite standard of care
  • Competencies in civil law
  • Personal injury litigation and forensic psychiatric assessment
  • Disability
  • The workplace
  • Competency to stand trial and the insanity defense
  • Forensic assessment of sex offenders
  • Correctional psychiatry
  • Forensic psychiatry and law enforcement
  • Malingering
  • Children and adolescents
  • Personal violence
  • Understanding risk assessment instruments
  • Forensic psychiatry and the Internet
  • Psychological testing in forensic psychiatry.