Principles and practice of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry / edited by Diane H. Schetky, Elissa P. Benedek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schetky, Diane H., 1940-

Benedek, Elissa P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic psychiatry.

Child psychiatry.

Adolescent psychiatry.

Forensic Psychiatry.

Child Abuse.

Child Custody.

Child Welfare.

Commitment of Mentally Ill.

Juvenile Delinquency.

Violence.

Medical Subjects:

Forensic Psychiatry.

Child Abuse.

Child Custody.

Child Welfare.

Commitment of Mentally Ill.

Juvenile Delinquency.

Violence.

Physical Description:

xiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Child and adolescent forensic psychiatry

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2002]

Contents:

Foreword: A Voyage of Discovery / Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D. xi

1 History of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 3

2 Introduction to the Legal System / Melvin J. Guyer, J.D., Ph.D., Robert J. Levy, J.D. 7

3 Forensic Ethics / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 15

4 Introduction to Forensic Evaluations / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 21

5 Testifying: The Expert Witness in Court / Elissa P. Benedek, M.D. 33

6 Psychological Testing in Child and Adolescent Forensic Evaluations / Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Charles R. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. 45

7 Vicarious Traumatization / Angela M. Hegarty, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. 59

Part II Child Custody 67

8 Child Custody Evaluations / Stephen P. Herman, M.D. 69

9 Parenting Assessment in Cases of Neglect and Abuse / Richard Barnum, M.D. 81

10 Foster Care and Adoption / Saul Wasserman, M.D., Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D., Steven Nickman, M.D. 97

11 Termination of Parental Rights / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 109

12 Transracial and Transcultural Adoption in the United States / Donna M. Norris, M.D., Yvonne B. Ferguson, M.D., M.P.H. 117

Part III Child Abuse 127

13 Developmental Aspects of Memory in Children / Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. 129

14 Reliability and Suggestibility of Children's Statements: From Science to Practice / Maggie Bruck, Ph.D., Stephen J. Ceci, Ph.D. 137

15 Interviewing Children for Suspected Sexual Abuse / Kathleen M. Quinn, M.D. 149

16 Forensic Issues in Munchausen by Proxy / Herbert A. Schreier, M.D. 161

17 Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Sexual Harassment in School-Age Children / Elissa P. Benedek, M.D., Beth K. Clark,Ph.D., A.B.P.P. 171

18 Children and Pornography: Old Problems, New Technology / Elissa P. Benedek, M.D., Catherine F. Brown, Ed.M. 179

Part IV Youth Violence 189

19 Neurodevelopmental Impact of Violence in Childhood / Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. 191

20 Domestic Abuse as a Risk Factor for Children and Youth / Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. 205

21 Effects of Witnessing Violence on Children and Adolescents / Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, M.D. 213

22 Children's Access to Weapons / Peter Ash, M.D. 225

23 Risk Assessment of Violence in Youths / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 231

24 Prevention of Youth Violence / Dewey G. Cornell, Ph.D. 247

Part V Juvenile Offenders 257

25 Overview of Juvenile Law / Carl P. Malmquist, M.D., M.S. 259

26 Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders / Debra K. DePrato, M.D., Jill Hayes Hammer, Ph.D. 267

27 Sexually Aggressive Youth / Jon A. Shaw, M.D. 279

28 Juvenile Waivers to Adult Court / Charles L. Scott, M.D. 289

29 State-of-Mind Assessments: Competency and Criminal Responsibility / C. J. Voigt, M.D., Diane E. Heisel, M.D., Elissa P. Benedek, M.D. 297

Part VI Legal Issues 307

30 Legal Issues in the Treatment of Minors / JoAnn Macbeth, J.D. 309

31 Psychiatric Commitment of Children and Adolescents / Paul M. Brinich, Ph.D., Marc Amaya, M.D., W. V. Burlingame, Ph.D. 325

32 Legal Aspects of Mental Retardation / James C. Harris, M.D. 339

33 Psychic Trauma and Civil Litigation / Diane H. Schetky, M.D., Melvin J. Guyer, J.D., Ph.D. 355

34 Forensic Telepsychiatry / Philip Merideth, M.D., J.D. 365.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0880489561

OCLC:

47177740