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| Title: | Forensic Psychiatry Research Trends
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| Author: | Raymond C Browne (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1600219861 : 9781600219863 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 146 |
| Weight: | .376 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - March 2008 |
| List Price: | 45.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Criminal or forensic psychology |
Forensic psychiatry is a branch of medicine which focuses on the interface of law and mental health. It includes psychiatric consultation in a wide variety of legal matters (including expert testimony), as well as clinical work with perpetrators and victims. This book presents new and important research in the field.
Preface; Expert Commentaries -- Psychopathy: Towards a More Reasoned Understanding of the Relationship to Aggressive Behavior; Contemporary Challenges in Norwegian Forensic Psychiatry; Short Communication -- Medication Compliance and Management within a Forensic Outpatient Treatment Setting; Research and Review Studies; Filicide -- A Research Update; The Application of Affective and Predatory Aggression to Psycholegal Opinions; Dual Diagnosis and Forensic Care- A UK Nursing Perspective; Paedophilia and Brain Scanning: A Fruitful Approach?; Index.
