American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry.
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[Book]
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Arlington :
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American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (622 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Contributors; Preface; Foreword; PART I: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry; 1 Rediscovering Forensic Psychiatry; 2 Introduction to the Legal System; 3 Starting a Forensic Practice; 4 The Expert Witness; 5 Ethics in Forensic Psychiatry; 6 Psychiatric Diagnosis in Litigation; 7 The Forensic Examination and Report; 8 Working With Attorneys; PART II: Civil Litigation; 9 Psychiatric Malpractice and the Standard of Care; 10 Civil Competency; 11 Forensic Assessment in Personal Injury Litigation; 12 Personal Injury and the Legal Process; 13 Disability; 14 The Workplace.
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PART III: Issues in Criminal Justice15 Competency to Stand Trial and the Insanity Defense; 16 Forensic Assessment of Sex Offenders; 17 Psychiatry in Correctional Settings; 18 Forensic Psychiatry and Law Enforcement; PART IV: Special Topics; 19 Malingering; 20 Children and Adolescents; 21 Personal Violence; 22 Understanding Prediction Instruments; 23 The Evolving Standard in Forensic Psychological Testing; Appendix: Glossary of Legal Terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; Legal Case Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z.