Details

Subject(s)

• Forensic psychiatry—Great Britain [Browse]
• Forensic psychiatry—Ireland [Browse]

Related name

• Eastman, Nigel [Browse]

Series

Oxford specialist handbooks in psychiatry. [More in this series]

Summary note

Forensic Psychiatry is the first book to cover the clinical, legal and ethical issues for the treatment of mentally disordered offenders for all of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland jurisdictions. Written by an expert interdisciplinary team from the fields of both law and psychiatry, including the eminent Nigel Eastman who has engaged with many high-profile legal cases, this is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide which includes clinical observations, guidance andethical advice across the psychiatric discipline.Uniquely focusing on the interface between psychiatry and law and includin

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Cover; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; Part I: Introduction to the handbook; 1 Introduction; Part II: Clinical forensic psychiatry; 2 Clinical and social aspects of crime; 3 Mental disorders in forensic psychiatry; 4 Assessment in forensic psychiatry; 5 Risk assessment; 6 Treatment; 7 Risk management; 8 Forensic psychiatric services; Part III: The ethics of forensic psychiatry; 9 Ethical decision-making; 10 Professional duties and personal integrity; 11 Conflicting ethical values; 12 Clinical situations raising ethical issues; Part IV: Law relevant to psychiatry
• 13 The interface between psychiatry and law14 Legal systems; 15 Criminal law; 16 Mental health and mental capacity law; Part V: Psychiatry within the legal system; 17 The criminal justice system; 18 Legal tests relevant to psychiatry; 19 Civil legal issues; 20 The psychiatrist in court; 21 Applied ethics and testimony; 22 Providing reports; 23 Giving evidence; Appendices; 1 Diagnostic classifications: DSM & ICD; 2 Statutes; 3 Legal cases; 4 Ethical codes; 5 Important inquiries and reports; 6 Mental health law: quick reference; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T
• UV; W; Y; Z

ISBN

• 0-19-162715-1
• 0-19-174080-2
• 1-283-58076-4
• 9786613893215
• 0-19-162714-3

OCLC

801363627

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