Principles of forensic mental health assessment /

Unlike most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment, which is organized around specific legal issues, this book posits the existence of broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across different legal issues and are derived from and supported by sources of authority...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heilbrun, Kirk
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, ©2001.
Colección:Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 12.
Temas:
Forensic psychology.
Mental illness > Diagnosis.
Evidence, Expert.
Forensic Psychiatry > methods
Expert Testimony
Personality Assessment > standards
Psychologie légale.
Maladies mentales > Diagnostic.
Expertises.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
Evidence, Expert
Forensic psychology
Mental illness > Diagnosis
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Unlike most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment, which is organized around specific legal issues, this book posits the existence of broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across different legal issues and are derived from and supported by sources of authority in ethics, law, science, and professional practice. The author describes and analyzes twenty-nine broad principles of forensic mental health assessment within this framework.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 344 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-333) and indexes.
ISBN:0306473828
9780306473821

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