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Forensic Psychiatry - by Vivian Shnaidman (Hardcover)

Forensic Psychiatry - by  Vivian Shnaidman (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Lawyers frequently encounter clients and/or cases of bizarre behavior, mental illness, substance abuse, psychopathy, sexual offenses, learning disorders, birth defects, and other behavioral and emotional issues. Often they are ill-prepared to understand the nature of the psychiatric report, how the psychiatric assessment was structured, and how to best utilize and challenge these reports in court.<br><i>Forensic Psychiatry: A Lawyer's Guide</i> provides legal professionals the tools to identify mentally ill clients and help them navigate through the psychiatric information and language in reports and testimony. Topics include why a forensic psychiatrist is necessary, applications of psychiatry to law, various psychiatric disorders, and utilizing the expert witness.

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