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Foundations of forensic mental health assessment / Kirk Heilbrun, Thomas Grisso, Alan M. Goldstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heilbrun, Kirk.
- Series:
- Best practices in forensic mental health assessment.
- Best practices in forensic mental health assessment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forensic psychiatry.
- Mental illness--Diagnosis.
- Mental illness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifyi
- Contents:
- Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Nature and Evolution of Forensic Mental Health Assessment; Chapter 3 Relevant Sources of Authority for Developing Best-Practice Standards; Chapter 4 Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment; Chapter 5 Toward Best Practices in Forensic Mental Health Assessment; References; Cases and Statutes; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988659-8
- 0-19-023024-X
- 1-282-56406-4
- 9786612564062
- 0-19-972415-6
- OCLC:
- 609859908
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