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Landmark cases in forensic psychiatry
Title
Landmark cases in forensic psychiatry / edited by Merrill Rotter, MD, Jeremy Colley, MD, Heather Ellis Cucolo, ESQ.
ISBN
9780190914424
0190914424
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019.
Physical Description
xxiii, 283 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Forensic psychiatry (the interface of psychiatry and the law), forensic psychology, and mental health law are growing and evolving subspecialties in their respective larger disciplines. Topics included in these fields include a range as diverse as capital sentencing guidelines, informed consent, and standards of care for mental health treatment. All of these topics need to be understood and mastered by clinicians, educators, administrators and attorneys working with psychiatric patients. This book brings together concise, comprehensive summaries of the most important "landmark" legal decisions relating to mental health practice in the United States. These decisions, along with their underlying reasonings, make up a critical portion of the national certification examination for forensic psychiatry offered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Many of the themes are also tested in the ABPN certification examination for general psychiatry.This first edition of this book was the first to provide a combination of summaries of the relevant legal content paired with board-style test questions designed to help consolidate knowledge and prepare for certification. Cases with similar themes are grouped together with an eye toward helping the reader understand the evolution of legal and clinical thinking on a particular topic. In this new edition, the authors have updated all cases, and added chapters on new areas of the law with which forensic practitioners and trainess may interface. This book represents an important addition to the study tools and textbooks available related to psychiatry and the law and will serve as a useful reference for clinicians who must follow established legal requirements in their field."--Publisher's description.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 08, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Forensic Psychiatry Paper Chase : Making the Case for the Landmark Cases Seminar
SECTION I. Mental Health Practice Guidelines. Confidentiality and Privilege ; Informed Consent ; Duty to Protect ; Expert Testimony ; Questions on Mental Health Practice Guidelines
SECTION II. Institutional Treatment Guidelines. Civil Commitment ; Right to Die ; Right to Treatment ; Right to Refuse Treatment ; Questions on Institutional Treatment Guidelines
SECTION III. Child and Adolescent Issues. Child Abuse Reporting ; Child Custody and Parental Competencies ; Juvenile Rights ; EAHCA (Education for All Handicapped Children Act); IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) ; Questions on Child and Adolescent Issues
SECTION IV. Tort Law. ADA and Disability Rights ; Emotional Harm ; Clinical Practice Liability ; Sexual Harassment ; Questions on Tort Law
SECTION V. Criminal Law and Incarceration. Criminal Procedure ; Criminal Competencies ; Diminished Capacity ; Insanity ; Prisoners' Rights ; Sex Offenders ; Questions on Criminal Law and Incarceration
SECTION VI. Miscellaneous. Immigration ; Gun Ownership ; Questions on Immigration and Gun Ownership
Appendix A. The Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Appendix B. Federal vs. State Jurisdiction and the Supreme Court
Appendix C. Geographic Boundaries of the U.S. and DC Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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