Ethical Practice in Psychiatry and the Law
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Issues and Approaches
- 1. The Ethics of Forensic Psychiatry: A View from the Ivory Tower
- 2. Forensic Psychiatry: A Subspeciality
- 3. The Role of Traditional Medical Ethics in Forensic Psychiatry
- 4. Competing Medical and Legal Ethical Values: Balancing Problems of the Forensic Psychiatrist
- II. Models and Guidelines for Ethical Practice
- 5. The Psychiatric Expert Witness: Honest Advocate or “Hired Gun”?
- 6. The Role of the (Psychiatric) Expert in the Judicial Process
- 7. The Impartial Expert: Myth or Reality?
- 8. Ethical Issues Involved in the Dual Role of Treater and Evaluator
- 9. Ethical Considerations of Giving Miranda-Type Warnings in Psychiatric Evaluations in Criminal Cases
- 10. Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry
- 11. Adjudication of AAPL Ethical Complaints: A Proposal
- 12. Ethical Problems Regarding Sex between Therapist and Patient
- III. Applications
- 13. Prediction of Dangerousness in Different Contexts
- 14. Treating Patients Who Threaten Violence: Ethical Concerns
- 15. Ethics and the Death Penalty: Participation by Forensic Psychiatrists in Capital Trials
- 16. HIV Infections and AIDS: Neuropsychiatric, Psychosocial, and Legal Issues
- 17. The New Sexual Issues: Public Policy Implications
- 18. Surrogate Parenting: Some Guiding Principles for a Legislative Response
- 19. The Use of Psychiatric Expertise in Sex Offender Cases
- 20. Clinical Judgment and Value Judgment: Moral Foundations of Psychiatric and Legal Determinations of the Status of Homosexuality
- 21. Protecting the Rights of the Elderly
- 22. Ethical Issues in Mandatory Drug Testing
- Appendix: AAPL Ethical Guidelines for the Practice of Forensic Psychiatry