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Forensic Psychiatry
Vivian Shnaidman
其他書名
A Lawyer's Guide
出版Academic Press, 2016-01-18
主題Social Science / CriminologyLaw / Forensic Science
ISBN01280288669780128028865
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0lydBgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Lawyers frequently encounter clients and/or cases of bizarre behavior, mental illness, substance abuse, psychopathy, sexual offenses, learning disorders, birth defects, and other behavioral and emotional issues. Often they are ill-prepared to understand the nature of the psychiatric report, how the psychiatric assessment was structured, and how to best utilize and challenge these reports in court.Forensic Psychiatry: A Lawyer's Guide provides legal professionals the tools to identify mentally ill clients and help them navigate through the psychiatric information and language in reports and testimony. Topics include why a forensic psychiatrist is necessary, applications of psychiatry to law, various psychiatric disorders, and utilizing the expert witness. - A user-friendly roadmap to psychiatry for the non-psychiatrist—covers why you need a forensic psychiatrist and the applications of psychiatry to law - Provides coverage of the mental status examination, common psychiatric diagnoses, treatable disorders versus brain damage, medical problems masquerading as mental illness, and much more - Includes a full glossary of psychiatric terms as an additional easy reference guide