This subject, written for psychiatrists, is of importance and relevance to psychiatrists dealing with apsects of the practice that cross with legal professionals and with school and corporate professionals. This subject of Forensic Psychiatry presents topics on: Psychopharmacologic treatment of aggression; Assessment of blackouts and claimed amnesia; Forensic assessment of bullying; Testamentary capacity and guardianship assessments; Psychological testing and the assessment of malingering; Child murder by parents; Mass murderers: who are they and how might we stop them?; Child pornography and the Internet; Do’s and don’ts of depositions; Juvenile offenders: Updates on competency and culpability; The role of the forensic psychiatrist in the immigration process; and Psychiatric Management of the Problematic Employee. The topics are presented to include coverage of Nature and Definition of the Problem, Physical Examination, Evaluation, Competency Evaluation, Clinical Assessment Strategies, Psychiatric Testing Strategies, Reaching an Opinion, with Key Points of every topic.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Mental Health and Legal Systems Inextricably Intertwined - p. 6 7. Mass Murder - p. 7 8. Child Murder by Parents and Evolutionary Psychology - p. 21 9. Evaluating Amnesia for Criminal Behavior - p. 30 10. Child Pornography and the Internet - p. 44 11. Juvenile Offenders - p. 52 12. Psychological Testing and the Assessment of Malingering - p. 63 13. Forensic Aspects and Assessment of School Bullying - p. 76 14. Psychiatric Consultation in Problem Employee Situations - p. 91 15. Testamentary Capacity and Guardianship Assessments - p. 99 16. Forensic Mental Health Professionals in the Immigration Process - p. 107 17. Deposition Dos and Don’ts - p. 116 18. Psychopharmacologic Management of Aggression - p. 122 19. Index - p. 129
This subject, written for psychiatrists, is of importance and relevance to psychiatrists dealing with apsects of the practice that cross with legal professionals and with school and corporate professionals. This subject of Forensic Psychiatry presents topics on: Psychopharmacologic treatment of aggression; Assessment of blackouts and claimed amnesia; Forensic assessment of bullying; Testamentary capacity and guardianship assessments; Psychological testing and the assessment of malingering; Child murder by parents; Mass murderers: who are they and how might we stop them?; Child pornography and the Internet; Do’s and don’ts of depositions; Juvenile offenders: Updates on competency and culpability; The role of the forensic psychiatrist in the immigration process; and Psychiatric Management of the Problematic Employee. The topics are presented to include coverage of Nature and Definition of the Problem, Physical Examination, Evaluation, Competency Evaluation, Clinical Assessment Strategies, Psychiatric Testing Strategies, Reaching an Opinion, with Key Points of every topic.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Mental Health and Legal Systems Inextricably Intertwined - p. 6 7. Mass Murder - p. 7 8. Child Murder by Parents and Evolutionary Psychology - p. 21 9. Evaluating Amnesia for Criminal Behavior - p. 30 10. Child Pornography and the Internet - p. 44 11. Juvenile Offenders - p. 52 12. Psychological Testing and the Assessment of Malingering - p. 63 13. Forensic Aspects and Assessment of School Bullying - p. 76 14. Psychiatric Consultation in Problem Employee Situations - p. 91 15. Testamentary Capacity and Guardianship Assessments - p. 99 16. Forensic Mental Health Professionals in the Immigration Process - p. 107 17. Deposition Dos and Don’ts - p. 116 18. Psychopharmacologic Management of Aggression - p. 122 19. Index - p. 129
