This book provides succinct and structured account of core forensic psychiatry areas and other important legal issues, such as the legal system in India, ethical issues in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry interview, psychiatry in relation to civil and criminal law, report writing, court testimony.
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978-93-5270-498-9 (9789352704989)
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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: History of Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 2: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 3: Law and Psychiatry in India
SECTION II: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
Chapter 4: Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Negligence
Chapter 5: Consent and Capacity Assessment
Chapter 6: Psychiatry Case Records and Right to Access Records
SECTION III: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY EVALUATION
Chapter 7: Approach to a Forensic Psychiatry Interview and Case Taking
Chapter 8: Special Investigative Techniques in Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 10: Ethnicity, Culture and Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 11: Report Writing in Forensic Psychiatry: General Principles
Chapter 12: Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness in Court
Chapter 13: Malingering
SECTION IV: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CIVIL LAW
Chapter 14: Testamentary Capacity
Chapter 15: Marriage and Divorce-related Issues with Regard to Mental Illnesses
SECTION V: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 16: Courts in India and Judicial Process
Chapter 17: Principles and Procedures of Trial of Cases in India
Chapter 18: Role of Forensic Psychiatrist during Different Stages of Trial
Chapter 19: Pretrial Assessment: Fitness for Interview by Police
Chapter 20: During Trial Assessment: Fitness to Stand Trial
Chapter 21: Prisoners with Mental Illness not Fit to Stand Trial
Chapter 22: During Trial Assessments: Assessment for Insanity Defense
SECTION VI: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE
Chapter 23: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence
Chapter 24: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
SECTION VII: LEGAL STATUTES OF RELEVANCE TO MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 25: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Chapter 26: Legislation Related to Addiction Psychiatry in India
Chapter 27: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
SECTION VIII: OTHER MEDICOLEGAL ISSUES OF RELEVANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Chapter 28: Human Rights of Persons with Mental Illness
Chapter 29: Medicolegal Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management
Chapter 30: Violence, Crime and Mental Disorders
Chapter 31: Homicide and Mental Disorders
Chapter 32: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Victims of Domestic Violence
Chapter 33: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness
Chapter 34: Clinical Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Gender Dysphoria and Sex Reassignment Interventions
Chapter 35: Legal Responsibility of Psychiatrist in Organ Transplantation
Chapter 36: Childhood Bullying and Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 37: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatry Subspecialties
Chapter 38: Euthanasia and Living Wills
Chapter 39: Legal Issues Concerning Treatment of Foreign Nationals with Mental Health Problems
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