Psychiatry and the Law Basic Principles /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wasser, Tobias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Public health.; Psychiatry.; Pharmacotherapy.; Clinical psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Psychology.; Forensic Medicine.; Public Health.

This book is specifically designed for new psychiatrists and all other medical professionals who lack the legal training necessary to confront ethical issues in the face of the judicial system.  Written by experts in the field, each chapter begins with a challenging case vignette synthesized from a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction – Why Principles of Forensic Psychiatry Matter to All Psychiatrists
• Confidentiality and Privilege
• Duties to Third Parties
• Informed Consent
• Voluntary and Involuntary Hospitalization
• Civil Commitment and Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
• Involuntary Medication
• Civil Competence
• Ethics
• Malpractice
• Suicide Risk Assessment
• Violence Risk Assessment
• Substance Abuse and the Law
• Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry
• Specialized Issues in Forensics
• Competence to Stand Trial
• Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
• Conclusion.