Debra Pinals, Douglas Mossman

Evaluation for Civil Commitment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book gives readers comprehensive overview of the laws, policies, and evaluation practices focused on the civil commitment of persons with mental illness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780195329148
• ISBN-10: 0195329147
• Artikelnr.: 33865085

Autorenporträt

Debra Pinals, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of Forensic Education of the Law and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is also Assistant Commissioner of Forensic Services for the Department of Mental Health in Massachusetts. Douglas Mossman, M.D. is Administrative Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry at the College of Law, University of Cincinnati and Program Director for Forensic Psychiatry Training at the UC College of Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

FOUNDATION
Chapter 1: The Legal Context
Chapter 2: Forensic Mental Health Concepts
Chapter 3: Empirical Foundations and Limits
APPLICATION
Chapter 4 : Preparation for the Evaluation
Chapter 5: Data Collection
Chapter 6: Interpretation
Chapter 7: Report Writing and Testimony
References
Tests and Specialized Tools
Cases and Statutes
Key Terms
Index
About the Authors