The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry [Hardcover]

Robert I. Simon (Editor), Liza H. Gold (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Simon and Gold have assembled a number of experts within the field of forensic psychiatry and psychology, capitalizing on each author's expertise to create an excellent text. Information presented within the text is applicable to all psychiatrists and the editors accomplish their goal of creating a book on forensic psychiatry that will allow all clinicians to address forensic issues intelligently with greater confidence."- "The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease," "March 2006"

About the Author

Robert I. Simon, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He is also Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Liza H. Gold, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor in the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She has a private practice in Arlington, Virginia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585620874
• ISBN-13: 978-1585620876
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,348,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book every psychiatrist (and medical practitioner) should read., April 22, 2008

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Mudassir Ali "Love and Peace for All." (North Easton, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry (Hardcover)

I found this book as an excellent resource. It is not for just forensic psychiatrists but for all psychiatrists in particular and will be helpful to any medical practitioner. It is well-written with clinical vignettes to make the points crystal clear. Easy read and very helpful in saving the day for the pschiatrists who testify in court as expert witness. But that is only one of numerous ways this book may help the psychiatrists.
I will rate it as five stars ***** without hesitation.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough for the forensic boards recert, May 9, 2009

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J. PARKER (Phoenix, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry (Hardcover)

The book is okay, but doesn't really cover all the topics needed for the forensic boards recert exam, for which I thought it was written. The various contributors are all the Titans of forensic psychiatry, and all have something useful to say, but the book disappoints as it falls short of its intended purpose.