| Description |
xviii, 322 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : culture and forensic psychiatry -- 2. General cultural issues in forensic psychiatry assessment -- 3. Psychological testing for forensic evaluation -- 4. Cultural aspects of psychiatric disorders in the forensic context -- 5. Cultural dimensions of various crimes and behavioral problems -- 6. Cultural considerations in specific types of forensic evaluation -- 7. Legal regulation of psychiatry and medical practice : cultural considerations -- 8. Correctional psychiatry : culturally relevant care and treatment -- 9. Cultural analysis of forensic psychiatric cases -- 10. Closure : review, comments, and suggestions |
| Summary |
"This book addresses the urgent need for knowledge and advice for culturally relevant practice in the context of forensic psychiatry. With forensic mental health systems increasingly encountering persons of diverse ethnic cultural backgrounds, clinicians are faced with complex questions such as the relevance of psychological testing across cultures, testifying about cultural issues, and cultural aspects of psychiatric diagnoses. A collaboration among a cultural psychiatrist, a forensic psychiatrist, and an attorney, this text addresses the issues surrounding the emerging field of transcultural-forensic psychiatry and is designed for scholars and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines involved in forensic mental health."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Forensic psychiatry.
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Cultural psychiatry.
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Psychiatry, Transcultural.
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Forensic Psychiatry.
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Cultural Diversity.
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Mental Disorders -- ethnology.
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| Author |
Matthews, Daryl B.
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Elwyn, Todd S.
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| LC no. |
2003027253 |
| ISBN |
0415947898 alkaline paper hardback |
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0415947898 hardback alkaline paper |
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