Practical Forensic Psychiatry

by Tom Clark (Editor), Dharjinder Singh Rooprai (Editor)

Overview

Succinct, structured, and focused, this book concentrates on the key facts and practical day-to-day issues vital to forensic psychiatry.

• Includes fact-oriented practical advice and clinically relevant examples
• Reflects current practice and the latest laws
• Provides tips on testifying in legal matters
• Features a clear bullet point style to help readers find key facts at a glance

An essential purchase for trainees in psychiatry, the book is ideal both fact-oriented exam preparation. It is also valuable as a quick clinical reference for practising consultant psychiatrists and other mental health professionals working in forensic psychiatry, including mental health nurses, social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444120639
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/2011
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr Dharjinder Rooprai, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist (Forensic LD, ASD and ABI), Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, West of England Forensic Mental Health Service, Bristol, UK

Dr Tom Clark, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Reaside Clinic, Birmingham; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, West Midlands School of Psychiatry; Visiting Forensic Psychiatrist, HMP Birmingham, UK

Table of Contents

The Development of Forensic Psychiatric Services. Entry into Secure Care. Treatment and Outcomes in Secure Care. Challenging Issues in Secure Care. Leaving Secure Care and Community Follow-up. Risk of Violence Assessment. Psychosis and Offending. Mood Disorders, Neuroses and Offending. Personality Disorders and Offending. Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Offending. Women in Secure Care. Children and Adolescents in Secure Care. Sex Offenders, Stalkers and Fire Setters. Crime and Criminology. The Criminal Law and Sentencing. Psychiatry and the Police. Psychiatry and the Criminal Justice System. Prisons and Prisoners. Mental Health Care in Prisons. Psychiatric Issues in Criminal Courts. Providing Expert Evidence to Criminal Courts.

Editorial Reviews

"… easy to read, with the different subject matters clearly set out. The authors have appropriately used text boxes to provide practical information and the use of tables to present information is very helpful to the reader. … Overall I found this book to be a well structured concise, practical guide to forensic psychiatry."
— Rebecca O'Donovan, East Midlands Forensic Psychiatry Training

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