Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry / edited by Richard Rosner and Charles Scott. - Third edition. - 1 online resource (1096 pages) : 15 illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The third edition of this award-winning textbook has been revised and thoroughly updated. Building on the success of the previous editions, it continues to address the history and practice of forensic psychiatry, legal regulation of the practice of psychiatry, forensic evaluation and treatment, psychiatry in relation to civil law, criminal law and family law, as well as correctional forensic psychiatry. New chapters address changes in the assessment and treatment of aggression and violence as well as psychological and neuroimaging assessments.



9781315381480 9781482262308

10.4324/9781315381480 doi


Forensic psychiatry--United States.
Forensic Psychiatry.
Gerichtliche Psychiatrie


Electronic books.

RA1151

614/.1