Retrospective assessment of mental states in litigation : predicting the past / edited by Robert I. Simon, Daniel W. Shuman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simon, Robert I.

Shuman, Daniel W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic psychiatry.

Insanity (Law)--Jurisprudence.

Insanity (Law).

Forensic Psychiatry.

Mental Competency.

Retrospective Studies.

Risk Assessment.

Jurisprudence.

Medical Subjects:

Forensic Psychiatry.

Mental Competency.

Retrospective Studies.

Risk Assessment.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 471 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

This fascinating book explores the role of the psychiatrist and psychologist, as an expert witness in litigation, in rendering a retrospective judgment of an individual's mental state. In this book, distinguished contributors apply their expertise in psychiatry, psychology, and law to the problems of retrospective assessment, with the goal of developing guidelines for more accurate retrospective assessment of mental states. This remarkable book will prove indispensable for helping clinicians, lawyers, and judges better understand the complex and difficult process of retrospective reconstruction of mental states.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1585620017

OCLC:

47892828