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Forensic Psychiatry with Access Code: Clinical, Legal and Ethical Issues (Hardcover)

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By John Gunn (Editor), Pamela Taylor (Editor)
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Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014

Comprehensive and erudite, Forensic Psychiatry: Clinical, Legal and Ethical Issues, Second Edition is a practical guide to the psychiatry of offenders, victims, and survivors of crime. This landmark publication has been completely updated but retains all the features that made the first edition such a well-established text. It integrates the clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of forensic psychiatry with contributions from internationally regarded experts from a range of clinical professions.

The Second Edition features updates to all current chapters and several new chapters that explore:

The genetics of antisocial behavior Disorders of brain structure and function that relate to crime Offenders with intellectual disabilities Older people and the criminal justice system Deviant and mentally ill staff

Although the book focuses on jurisdictions in the UK, a substantial comparative chapter written by an international group from all five continents explores the different philosophies, legal principles, and style of services elsewhere.

This book is an essential reference for specialists and postgraduate trainees in forensic psychiatry but also for general psychiatrists, and clinical and forensic psychologists. It is also an invaluable resource for other forensic mental health professionals, including nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, probation service staff, police, attorneys, criminologists, and sociologists.

About the Author


John C Gunn CBE FRCPsych FMedSci Member, Parole Board, England & Wales Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Pamela J Taylor FRCPsych FMedSci Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK

Product Details
ISBN: 9780340806289
ISBN-10: 0340806281
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication Date: January 6th, 2014
Pages: 991
Language: English