The Forensic Examination A Handbook for the Mental Health Professional /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Goldwaser, Alberto M. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Goldwaser, Eric L. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Medical laws and legislation.; Public health.; Pharmacotherapy.; Clinical Psychology.; Medical Law.; Public Health.

This book prepares the mental health professional to use scientific skills when working within a legal framework. Written by a seasoned forensic psychiatrist with decades of experience and professional honors, this text answers some of the most challenging questions psychiatrists face when mental he...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section I: Introductory concepts to the field
• Working on the Borderline between Law and Mental Health
• Bringing in Legal Terms of Art to Guide the Mental Health Work
• Performing an Independent Medical Examination: from Initial Contact to Report Preparation
• Section II: A primer of forensic cases and reports
• Wrongful Death: Medical Malpractice and the Suicide of a Patient
• Assessing Psychic Damage: Pain and Suffering
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychiatric Disability Examinations and Worker's Compensation
• Competency, Testamentary Capacity, and Fitness Assessments
• Violence Risk Assessment
• Insanity Assessment: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
• Diminished Capacity
• Malingering
• Stalking
• Sexual Harassment
• Allegation Assessment
• Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation
• Article vii: Opinions and Expert Testimony.