The scientific basis of child custody decisions /

The legal system requires mental health professionals to provide research summaries to support their evaluations in child custody cases. Contributions from leading developmental researchers, legal professionals, and clinicians describe how scientific evidence is properly used in court. Timely and cu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Galatzer-Levy, Robert M., 1944-, Kraus, Louis, Galatzer-Levy, Jeanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Custody of children > United States.
Forensic psychiatry > United States.
Forensic psychology > United States.
Social work with children.
Child psychiatry.
Child psychology.
Child Psychiatry
Garde des enfants (Droit) > États-Unis.
Psychologie légale > États-Unis.
Service social aux enfants.
Enfants > Psychiatrie.
Enfants > Psychologie.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Child psychiatry
Child psychology
Custody of children
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychology
Social work with children
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From empirical findings to custody evaluations / Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, Jonathan Gould, and David Martindale
  • Legal and ethical issues in child custody evaluations / David A. Martindale and Norman M. Sheresky
  • Observations of parents, caretakers, and children for child custody assessment / Anita Lampl
  • Use of psychological tests in child custody evaluations / Jonathan Gould, David A. Martindale, and James R. Flens
  • An updated review of the effects of system and estimator variables on child witness accuracy in custody cases / Bradley D. McAuliff, Margaret Bull Kovera, and Livia L. Gilstrap
  • The importance of attachment in custody evaluations : towards the best interest of the child / Louis Kraus and Kayla Pope
  • Improving the quality of parent-child contact in separating families with infants and young children : empirical research foundations / Michael E. Lamb and Joan B. Kelly
  • Divorce, custody, and visitation in middle childhood / Louis Kraus, Robin Shapiro, and Robert M. Galatzer-Levy
  • Custody evaluations of adolescents / Sarghi Sharma and Christopher Thomas
  • Adopted children and custody arrangements / Susan M. Fisher
  • Medically ill children and adolescents / Brenda Bursch.
  • Parental sexual orientation, social science research, and child custody decisions / Charlotte J. Patterson
  • Child custody evaluations of parents with major psychiatric disorders / Michael J. Jenuwine and Bertram J. Cohler
  • Child adjustment and high-conflict divorce / Robin M. Deutsch and Marsha Kline Pruett
  • Evaluating child sexual abuse allegations / Kathryn Kuehnle and Mary Connell
  • Rejection in cases of abuse or alienation in divorcing families / Leslie M. Drozd
  • Joint custody : a judicious choice for families : but how, when, and why? / Marsha Kline Pruett and Carrie Barker
  • Conclusions and prospects / Robert M. Galatzer-Levy.

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