| Description |
xix, 280 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge medicine |
| Contents |
Foreword/ Appelbaum -- Introduction/ Norko and Buchanan -- Part I: Principles of Writing. 1. History and function of the psychiatric report/ Weiss, Wettstein, Sadoff, Silva and Norko -- 2. Preparation/ Wills -- 3. Confidentiality and record keeping/ Zonana -- 4. Ethics/ Martinez and Candilis -- 5. Writing a narrative/ Griffith, Stankovic and Baranoski -- 6. Draftsmanship/ Resnick and Soliman -- Part II: Structure and content. 7. Report structure/ Buchanan and Norko -- 8. Criminal litigation/ Ciccone and Jones -- 9. Civil litigation/ Recupero and Price -- 10. Civil and sex-offender commitment/ Pinals, Glancy and Lee -- 11. Competency to practice and licensing/Janofsky -- 12. Child custody/ Ash -- 13. Employment: disability and fitness/ Granacher, Jr. -- Part III: Special Issues. 14. Writing for US federal courts/ Johnson -- 15. Incorporating psychological testing/ Baranoski -- 16. Reasonable medical certainty/ Leong, Silva and Weinstock -- 17. Violence risk assessment/ Buchanan and Norko -- 18. Malingering/ Scott and McDermott -- 19. Psychiatry and ethics in UK criminal sentencing/O'Grady -- 20. Conclusion/Buchanan and Norko |
| Summary |
"The written report is central to the practice of psychiatry in legal settings. It is required of mental health professionals acting as expert witnesses in criminal cases, civil litigation situations, child custody proceedings and risk assessments. This book provides a theoretical background to psychiatric writing for the law and a practical guide to the preparation of the report. The first section addresses practical and ethical concerns, including the conduct of the forensic psychiatric evaluation, conflicts of interest, record keeping and confidentiality. The second section contains practical and detailed advice on preparing various types of report, including reports for use in criminal and civil litigation, civil commitment hearings and child custody proceedings. A final section covers special issues arising during report preparation including the use of psychological tests and the detection of malingering. This is an essential guide for anyone required to write a psychiatric report"--publisher |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evidence, Expert.
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Forensic psychiatry.
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Medical writing.
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Report writing.
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| Author |
Buchanan, Alec.
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Norko, Michael A.
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| LC no. |
2011011261 |
| ISBN |
9780521131841 (paperback) |
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