The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry
568The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry
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Overview
Every chapter has been revised, and 10 new chapters address topics of critical importance—presented in a structure that facilitates study: • The book highlights the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry, listing the cases at the beginning of each chapter and highlighting them within the text. This helps readers master the key points in all topic areas, while fostering understanding of the impact of the evolution of legal principles in statutory and case law in forensic psychiatry. • A new section on criminal justice includes chapters that address evaluations of competencies in the criminal justice system, assessment of criminal responsibility, and the role of psychiatry in death penalty cases.• An entire section is devoted to forensic psychiatric issues involving children and adolescents, including general principles of evaluation of juveniles, evaluations of juveniles in civil law, and evaluations of juveniles in the criminal justice system• New and revised chapters address the impact of technology on forensic psychiatry, including neuroimaging, the Internet, and telepsychiatry• The book thoroughly addresses forensic assessments of all kinds, and introduces two new and critical chapters on risk assessment of suicide and violence• Finally, an index of Landmark Cases and an extensive subject index provide the foundational knowledge and navigational tools to identify relevant cases and topics quickly and easily.
The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry takes the reader from fundamental concepts to cutting-edge research. Practicing general and forensic psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, and those enrolled in forensic fellowship programs will come to depend on both its accessibility and its rigor.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781615370672 |
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Publisher: | American Psychiatric Association Publishing |
Publication date: | 10/02/2017 |
Edition description: | Third Edition |
Pages: | 568 |
Product dimensions: | 8.80(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.70(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Richard L. Frierson, M.D., is Alexander G. Donald Professor of Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Education, and Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina.
Table of Contents
DedicationContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Introduction to Forensic PsychiatryChapter 1. The Expert WitnessChapter 2. Introduction to the Legal SystemChapter 3. Ethics in Forensic PsychiatryChapter 4. Forensic Evaluations and ReportsChapter 5. Psychological Testing in Forensic PsychiatryChapter 6. Evaluation of MalingeringChapter 7. Neuroimaging and Forensic PsychiatryPart II: Legal Regulation of PsychiatryChapter 8. The Physician–Patient Relationship in PsychiatryChapter 9. Legal Regulation of Psychiatric TreatmentChapter 10. Civil CommitmentChapter 11. Confidentiality in Psychiatric PracticePart III: Civil Issues and LitigationChapter 12. Professional Liability in Psychiatric PracticeChapter 13. Competencies in Civil LawChapter 14. Personal InjuryChapter 15. Psychiatric Evaluation in Discrimination and Harassment ClaimsChapter 16. Fitness for Duty, Impaired Professionals, and Public SafetyChapter 17. Psychiatric DisabilityPart IV: Criminal JusticeChapter 18. Evaluation of Competencies in the Criminal Justice SystemChapter 19. Evaluation of Criminal ResponsibilityChapter 20. Psychiatry and the Death PenaltyPart V: Correctional Psychiatry and Sex OffendersChapter 21. Correctional Settings and Prisoner RightsChapter 22. Psychiatric Treatment in Correctional SettingsChapter 23. Forensic Assessment of Sex OffendersPart VI: Children and FamiliesChapter 24. Forensic Evaluations of Children and AdolescentsChapter 25. Evaluations of Juveniles in Civil LawChapter 26. Evaluations of Juveniles in the Criminal Justice SystemPart VII: Special Issues in Forensic PsychiatryChapter 27. Suicide Risk AssessmentChapter 28. Violence Risk AssessmentChapter 29. Geriatric Forensic PsychiatryChapter 30. Forensic Psychiatry and Law EnforcementChapter 31. Military Forensic PsychiatryChapter 32. The Internet and TelepsychiatryChapter 33. Research in Forensic psychiatryLandmark Case IndexSubject IndexWhat People are Saying About This
This treasure of a textbook covers the basics, landmark cases, and practical advice. Many of the chapters provide a trenchant analysis of complex forensic issues by the most thoughtful senior forensic psychiatrists in North America. I wholeheartedly recommend it for forensic fellows, psychiatrists preparing for recertification and practicing forensic psychiatrists.
This is an excellent book edited by two outstanding American forensic psychiatrists. The chapters are well written by prominent experts on each topic. The information in the book will be helpful to both general and forensic psychiatrists.