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DSM-5 and the law : changes and challenges / edited by Charles Scott, MD, Profesor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Training Director, Fornensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
Van Pelt Library RC455.2.C4 D74 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders--5th ed.
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
- Mental illness--United States--Classification.
- Mental illness.
- Criminal law--United States.
- Criminal law.
- United States.
- Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mental Disorders--classification.
- Criminal Law.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mental Disorders--classification.
- Criminal Law.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Classification.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-5 and the law
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- The first book of its kind to apply how the DSM-5 will Impact forensic evaluations, Dr. Charles Scott's DSM-5® and the Law: Changes and Challenges provides Important, practical guidelines on how to face these new challenges posed by this new set of criteria. Featuring relevant diagnostic changes to each chapter topic, a wide range of civil and criminal forensic evaluations, practical vignettes and focused summary points, DSM-5® and the Law is the perfect companion text for psychiatrists and psychologists, social workers conducting forensic evaluations, and practicing attorneys and judges. DSM-5® and the Law: Changes and Challenges reviews the most common types of mental health evaluations that arise in the criminal justice system and in the course of civil litigation. Each chapter provides an initial overview and explanation of the legal Issue, how diagnostic changes impact the legal issue, practical evaluation of guidelines addressing the diagnostic changes, and clear summary points at the conclusion of each chapter. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- DSM-5 : development and implementation / Jessica Ferranti
- DSM-5 and major diagnostic changes / William Newman, Brian Holoyda
- DSM-5 : diagnosing and report writing / Charles Scott
- DSM-5 and psychiatric evaluations of individuals in the criminal justice system / Richard Frierson
- DSM5 : competencies and the criminal justice system / Stephen Noffsinger, Jennifer Piel
- DSM-5 and not guilty by reason of insanity and diminished mens rea defenses / Stephen Noffsinger, Jennifer Piel
- DSM-5 and civil competencies / Robert Weinstock, Jennifer Piel, Gregory B. Leong
- DSM-5 and personal injury litigation / Charles Scott, Ryan Wagoner, Mace Beckson
- DSM-5 and disability evaluations / John Greene, Charles Scott
- DSM-5 and education evaluations in school aged children / Anne McBride
- DSM-5 and malingering / Barbara McDermott, Charles Scott.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: DSM-5 and the law.
- ISBN:
- 9780199368464
- 0199368465
- OCLC:
- 883207371
- Publisher Number:
- 99973180876
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