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Forensic psychiatry

By: Contributor(s): Series: Oxford specialist handbooks in psychiatryPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: Paperback editionDescription: xvi, 691 pages ; 18x10x2 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198843399 (pbk.) :
  • 0198843399 (pbk.) :
  • 9780199562824
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • W 740.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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 and ethical advice across the psychiatric discipline. Uniquely focusing on the interface between psychiatry and law and including suggestions, using case examples, on how to navigate this interface successfully, this book contains clear guidance on all aspects of forensic psychiatry, for both mental health and legal professionals. It also contains extensive cross-referencing which allows the reader to access all the relevant clinical, legal and ethical information quickly and effectively. Alongside the practical advice on managing clinical and legal situations, there are also case examples, summaries of relevant legislation and introductions to different ethical approaches and clinical observations, derived from the experience of the authors. Also included are brief summaries of important legal cases and inquiries relevant to the subject.
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Book BEH-MHT Library Service Shelves W 740 EAS 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 12/06/2023 08732
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First published 2012. First published in paperback 2019. Copyright date: 2012.

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

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 and ethical advice across the psychiatric discipline.

Uniquely focusing on the interface between psychiatry and law and including suggestions, using case examples, on how to navigate this interface successfully, this book contains clear guidance on all aspects of forensic psychiatry, for both mental health and legal professionals. It also contains extensive cross-referencing which allows the reader to access all the relevant clinical, legal and ethical information quickly and effectively.

Alongside the practical advice on managing clinical and legal situations, there are also case examples, summaries of relevant legislation and introductions to different ethical approaches and clinical observations, derived from the experience of the authors. Also included are brief summaries of important legal cases and inquiries relevant to the subject.

Nigel Eastman is Professor of Law and Ethics in Psychiatry at St George's, University of London and an Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist in the NHS, assessing and treating patients in medium security. Dually qualified as a doctor and barriste

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