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Forensic Psychiatry

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Forensic psychiatry involves those aspects of psychiatry that interface with the legal system. This chapter addresses the following five areas of forensic psychiatry that a general psychiatrist may likely encounter during their career: (1) assessment of malingering; (2) assessment of dangerousness; (3) competency; (4) criminal responsibility; and (5) expert witness testimony. The important principles described in this chapter will assist mental health professionals in their general practice.

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  1. Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA

    Charles L. Scott M.D. (Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Chief)

  2. Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Phillip J. Resnick M.D. (Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director)

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    S. Hossein Fatemi

  2. University of New Mexico School of Medicine Pasadena, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, California, California, USA

    Paula J. Clayton

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Scott, C.L., Resnick, P.J. (2016). Forensic Psychiatry. In: Fatemi, S., Clayton, P. (eds) The Medical Basis of Psychiatry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2528-5_36

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