Forensic mental health assessment : a casebook / Kirk Heilbrun, Geoffrey R. Marczyk, David DeMatteo [editors].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-518) and index.

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This practical and comprehensive casebook illustrates principles of forensic assessment using relevant real-world case material. The author's report and commentary povide "teaching points" that are built around actual case reports from expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. Including 43 cases in 23 chapters, the volume examines a broad range of civil, criminal, and family legal questions. Topics include Miranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence to stand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the time of the offense, child custody, termination of parental rights, guardianship, and malpractice

Contributors; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 2 MIRANDA RIGHTS WAIVER; Case 1; Principle: Use nomothetic evidence in assessing causal connection between clinical condition and functional abilities; Teaching Point: What is the value of specialized forensic assessment instruments in forensic mental health assessment?; Case 2; Principle: Use case-specific (idiographic) evidence in assessing causal connection between clinical condition and functional abilities; Teaching Point: What are the limits of forensic assessment instruments?; 3 COMPETENCE TO ACT AS ONE'S OWN ATTORNEY; Case 1

Principle: Clarify financial arrangements Teaching Point: How do you clarify financial arrangements under different circumstances (e.g., performing an evaluation privately, negotiating a contract, billing hourly vs. a prespecified amount) in forensic assessment?; 4 COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL; Case 1; Principle: Use plain language; avoid technical jargon; Teaching Point: How do you communicate complex scientific material to legal professionals and lay audiences?; Case 2; Principle: Select and employ a model to guide data gathering, interpretation, and communication

Teaching Point: How can you use a model to structure the way you write the report? Case 3; Principle: Decline referral when impartiality is unlikely; Teaching Point: What strategies can be used for remaining as impartial as possible in high-visibility cases?; Case 4; Principle: Attribute information to sources; Teaching Point: How does an evaluator separate interview data from structured-test data in analyzing, reasoning about, and communicating the results of FMHA?; 5 COMPETENCE TO BE SENTENCED; Case 1; Principle: Use testing when indicated in assessing response style

Teaching Point: How do you assess feigned cognitive deficits? 6 COMPETENCE TO BE EXECUTED; Case 1; Principle: Attribute information to sources; Teaching Point: Why and how do you attribute information to sources in forensic mental health assessment?; 7 CRIMINAL SENTENCING; Case 1; Principle: Provide appropriate notification of purpose and/or obtain appropriate authorization before beginning; Teaching Point: How do you obtain informed consent in capital cases?; Case 2; Principle: Obtain relevant historical information

Teaching Point: Role of history in sentencing in forensic mental health assessment Case 3; Principle: Decline referral when impartiality is unlikely; Teaching Point: What kinds of cases do you avoid accepting because they would make it too difficult for you to remain impartial?; Case 4; Principle: Obtain relevant historical information; Teaching Point: How do you evaluate the accuracy of different sources of third-party information?; 8 JUVENILE COMMITMENT; Case 1; Principle: Accept referrals only within area of expertise

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