Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Mental Health (Principles & Practice) [Hardcover]

Elissa P. Benedek (Author), Peter Ash (Author), Charles L. Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1585623369 | ISBN-13: 978-1585623365 | Edition: 1

This timely and authoritative sourcebook covers issues ranging from child custody to litigation concerns as it walks clinicians through the legal thickets of depositions and courtroom testimony. Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Mental Health expands on its predecessor volume Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry, winner of the 2003 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, to address twenty-first-century concerns, from telepsychiatry to the Internet, while continuing to cover basic issues such as forensic evaluation, psychological screening, and the interviewing of children for suspected sexual abuse. Many of the chapters have been entirely rewritten by new authors to provide fresh insight into such topics as child custody; juvenile law; abuse, neglect, and permanent wardship cases; transcultural, transracial, and gay and lesbian parenting and adoption; and the reliability and suggestibility of children s statements. The book also includes significant new material not found in the previous volume: two chapters on special education, a chapter on cultural competence, three new chapters on youth violence, a chapter on psychiatric malpractice and professional liability, and a chapter on psychological autopsy. A newly written chapter on the Internet addresses issues ranging from online threats to emotional and legal consequences of interactions in cyberspace.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In general, the book does a tremendous job of summarizing the current literature, reviewing pertinent case law, and then applying this to the topics.The editors have tremendous expertise in child and adolescent forensic psychiatry... With the many changes in the juvenile justice system and other areas of child and adolescent forensic mental health, it is certainly worthwhile to replace the first edition."-- "Doody Enterprises, Inc., Louis J. Kraus, M.D.", "July 2010"

About the Author

Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.,is Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.

Peter Ash, M.D.,is Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Director, Psychiatry and Law Service; and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Charles L. Scott, M.D.,is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the University of California Davis School of Medicine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 531 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (October 21, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585623369
• ISBN-13: 978-1585623365
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,122,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)