Covers the unique challenges psychiatrists face as doctors working at the intersection of medicine and law
Includes 34 case vignettes that illustrates key clinical implications
Includes definitions and explanations for ease of use
Written by expert forensic psychiatrist who was named the Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association

Autorentext

Alberto M. Goldwaser, MD, DLFAPA
Forensic Psychiatric Associates, LLC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
NYU School of Medicine

Eric Luria Goldwaser, DO, PhD
University of Maryland Medical Center/Sheppard Pratt Health System
Department of Psychiatry

Inhalt

Section I: Introductory concepts to the field.- Working on the Borderline between Law and Mental Health.- Bringing in Legal Terms of Art to Guide the Mental Health Work.- Performing an Independent Medical Examination: from Initial Contact to Report Preparation.- Section II: A primer of forensic cases and reports.- Wrongful Death: Medical Malpractice and the Suicide of a Patient.- Assessing Psychic Damage: Pain and Suffering.- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.- Psychiatric Disability Examinations and Worker's Compensation.- Competency, Testamentary Capacity, and Fitness Assessments.- Violence Risk Assessment.- Insanity Assessment: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.- Diminished Capacity.- Malingering.- Stalking.- Sexual Harassment.- Allegation Assessment.- Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation.- Article vii: Opinions and Expert Testimony.

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