NCJ Number
18625
Editor(s)
B J GEORGE
Date Published
1974
Length
248 pages
Annotation
ARTICLES ON CLIENT PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF FORMULATING A TEACHING PROGRAM RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS, PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTS AND LAW STUDENTS.
Abstract
FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF A FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY CLINIC IN EVOLUTION, THE AUTHOR COMMENTS ON MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE LEGAL RIGHT TO TREATMENT, PSYCHIATRY, LAW AND THE MENTALLY ILL OFFENDER, AND FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY REFERRAL. COMMENTS ARE THEN MADE ON A WITNESS CREDIBILITY CHECKLIST, THE ROLE OF PARENTAL MENTAL ILLNESS IN CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE LAWYERCLIENT RELATIONSHIP. UNDER THE COMPLETE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, THE WRITER EXAMINES THE PRE-EVALUATION, VARIOUS FIELDS AND PROFESSIONS CONCERNED WITH MENTAL HEALTH, SITE OF EXAMINATION AND RELATED CONDITIONS, THE OUTLINE OF THE CONTENT OF PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION, THE PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY, DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSIONS AND EXPLANATORY FORMULATIONS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE LITIGATION PROCESS AND THE EMERGING CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN LAW AND PSYCHIATRY. THREE CASES DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ARE ALSO INCLUDED.