Mental Disorder and the Law. A Primer for Legal and Mental Health Professionals
- Publisher:
- Irwin Law Inc.
- Publication date:
- 2017-06-24
- Authors:
-
Richard D. Schneider
Hy Bloom - ISBN:
- 978-155221-465-7
Index
- Preliminary sections
- Introduction
- Basic Psychiatric Terms and Concepts
- Psychiatric Consultation and Evidence
- Fitness to Stand Trial
- Pre-Trial Issues
- Criminal Responsibility: Part I
- Criminal Responsibility: Part II
- Sex Offenders and the Paraphilias
- Violence Risk Assessment Overview
- Dispositions
- Sentencing
- Dangerous and Long-Term Offenders
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Table of cases
- Index
- About the author
- Acknowledgments xxiii