Pag-download Kindle Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry
By Elizabeth Ford
Forensic psychiatry (the interface of psychiatry and the law), forensic psychology, and
mental health law are growing and evolving subspecialties in their respective larger
disciplines. Topics included in these fields include a range as diverse as capital
sentencing guidelines, informed consent, and standards of care for mental health
treatment. All of these topics need to be understood and mastered by clinicians,
educators, administrators and attorneys working with psychiatric patients. This book
brings together concise, comprehensive summaries of the most important
"landmark" legal decisions relating to mental health practice in the United States.
These decisions, along with their underlying reasonings, make up a critical portion of
the national certification examination for forensic psychiatry offered by the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Many of the themes are also tested in the
ABPN certification examination for general psychiatry. This book is the first to
