Principles of forensic mental health assessment / Kirk Heilbrun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heilbrun, Kirk.

Series:

Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 12.

Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic psychology.

Mental illness--Diagnosis.

Mental illness.

Evidence, Expert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2001.

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts with a different assumption: There are broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across different legal issues. If such principles exist, they should be derived from and supported by sources of authority in ethics, law, science, and prof- sional practice. This is what I seek to do in this book, with each of the 29 broad principles of forensic mental health assessment described and a- lyzed from the perspective of these sources of authority. There are a number of individuals who have contributed in various ways to making this a better book. It seems best to begin with a general acknowledgment: Those interested in forensic mental health assessment, particularly my colleagues from the American Psychology–Law Society and the American Board of Forensic Psychology, have been an extraor- narily helpful and congenial group. I have learned a great deal from them over the years and they challenged me to undertake the daunting task of trying to capture the broad views of the field in this book.

Contents:

Developing Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Preparation

First Contacts

Defining the Evaluator’s Role

Using a Model

Data Collection

Selection

Administration

Data Interpretation

Assessing Response Style

Incorporating Scientific Reasoning and Data

Making Assertions and Clarifying Limits

Communication

Communicating Clearly

Testifying Effectively

Applying the Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Implications for Research, Training, Practice, and Policy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-333) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-306-47382-8

OCLC:

614607817