Forensic mental health assessment a casebook

Forensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to a...

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Other Authors: Heilbrun, Kirk (-), Marczyk, Geoffrey R., 1964-, DeMatteo, David, 1972-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press c2002.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798223206719
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Summary:Forensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to assess everything from an individual's competence to stand trial to the risk or threat of future violence, and asked to weigh in on cases ranging from murder and assault to malpractice and child custody."" General principles have emerged to guide professionals conducting forensic mental health assess
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (548 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 512-518) and index.
ISBN:9781280531910
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