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Principles and practice of child and adolescent forensic mental health / edited by Elissa P. Benedek, M.D., Peter Ash, M.D., Charles L. Scott. M.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forensic psychiatry.
- Child psychiatry.
- Adolescent psychiatry.
- Forensic Psychiatry--methods.
- Child.
- Adolescent.
- Medical Subjects:
- Forensic Psychiatry--methods.
- Child.
- Adolescent.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia ; London, England : American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2010.
- Summary:
- Many of the chapters have been entirely rewritten by new authors to provide fresh insight into such topics as child custody; juvenile law; abuse, neglect, and permanent wardship cases; transcultural, transracial, and gay and lesbian parenting and adoption; and the reliability and suggestibility of children's statements.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Basics; 1 Introduction to the Legal System; 2 Ethics of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry; 3 Introduction to Forensic Evaluations; 4 Testifying: The Expert Witness in Court; 5 Special Education: Screening Tools, Rating Scales, and Self-Report Instruments; 6 Psychological Testing in Child and Adolescent Forensic Evaluations; 7 Forensic Telepsychiatry; 8 Cultural Competence in Child and Adolescent Forensic Mental Health; PART II: Legal Regulation of Practice; 9 Legal Issues in the Treatment of Minors
- 10 Legal Aspects of Intellectual DisabilityPART III: Child Custody; 11 Child Custody Evaluation; 12 Parenting Assessment in Abuse, Neglect, and Permanent Wardship Cases; 13 Children in Foster Care; 14 Adoption; 15 Special Issues in Transcultural, Transracial, and Gay and Lesbian Parenting and Adoption; PART IV: Child Abuse; 16 Reliability and Suggestibility of Children's Statements: From Science to Practice; 17 Interviewing Children for Suspected Sexual Abuse; 18 Forensic Issues in Munchausen by Proxy; 19 Forensic Issues and the Internet; PART V: Youth Violence
- 20 Taxonomy and Neurobiology of Aggression21 Assessing Violence Risk in Youth; 22 Prevention of Youth Violence; 23 Prevention of School Violence; 24 Juvenile Stalkers; PART VI: Juvenile Offenders; 25 Overview of Juvenile Law; 26 Juvenile Waiver and State-of-Mind Assessments; 27 Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders; 28 Sexually Aggressive Youth; PART VII: Civil Litigation; 29 Civil Litigation and Psychic Trauma; 30 Malpractice and Professional Liability; 31 Psychological Autopsy in Children and Adolescents; 32 Evaluations for Special Education
- 33 Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Sexual Harassment in School-Age Children and AdolescentsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Revised edition of: Principles and practice of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry / edited by Diane H. Schetky, Elissa P. Benedek. c2002.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612545139
- 9781282545137
- 1282545132
- 9781585629015
- 1585629014
- OCLC:
- 593196050
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