Practical Forensic Psychiatry

by Clark; Tom

• ISBN13: 9781444120639
• ISBN10: 1444120638
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-10-28
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Highly succinct, structured and focused, this book concentrates on the key facts and practical day to day issues vital to forensic psychiatry whether for quick clinical reference or for fact-oriented exam preparation. -clear bullet point style helps you find jey facts at a glance -clinical cases, tips, and practical advice helps those starting out on placements or giving evidence in legal situations -fact-oriented, it gives you an invaluable revision guide for higher examinations in psychiatry -reflecting current practice, modern law and clinically relevant examples An essential pruchase for trainees in psychiatry, practising consultant psychiatrists and other mental health professionals working in forensic psychiatry including mental health nurses, social workers, psychologists or occupational therapists.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. v
Preface	p. vi
Abbreviations	p. vii
The Development of Forensic Psychiatric Services	p. 1
Entry into Secure Care	p. 12
Treatment and Outcomes in Secure Care	p. 25
Challenging Issues in Secure Care	p. 43
Leaving Secure Care and Community Follow-up	p. 56
Risk of Violence Assessment	p. 68
Psychosis and Offending	p. 82
Mood Disorders, Neuroses and Offending	p. 96
Personality Disorders and Offending	p. 105
Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Offending	p. 117
Women in Secure Care	p. 130
Children and Adolescents in Secure Care	p. 143
Sex Offenders, Stalkers and Fire Setters	p. 156
Crime and Criminology	p. 170
The Criminal Law and Sentencing	p. 183
Psychiatry and the Police	p. 197
Psychiatry and the Criminal Justice System	p. 211
Prisons and Prisoners	p. 227
Mental Health Care in Prisons	p. 243
Psychiatric Issues in Criminal Courts	p. 254
Providing Expert Evidence to Criminal Courts	p. 268
Index	p. 281
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