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The international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law . Volume II Law and policies / / edited by Alan Felthous, and Henning Sass



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Titolo: The international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law . Volume II Law and policies / / edited by Alan Felthous, and Henning Sass Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, , 2007
©2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (603 p.)
Disciplina: 616.89
Soggetto topico: Antisocial personality disorders
Psychopaths - Legal status, laws, etc
Trastorns de la personalitat antisocial
Psicòpates
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics
Persona (resp. second.): FelthousAlan R.
SassHenning
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: The International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law Volume II Laws and Policies; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface to Volume II; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Volume II; PART I Civil Law Issues; Chapter 1 Civil Law: Structure and Procedures; Chapter 2 Hospitalization and Civil Commitment in England and Wales; Chapter 3 Hospitalization and Civil Commitment of Individuals with Psychopathic Disorders in Germany, Russia and the United States; Chapter 4 Should Psychopathy Qualify for Preventive Outpatient Commitment?
Chapter 5 The Clinician's Duty to Warn or Protect: In the United States, England, Canada, New Zealand, France and SpainChapter 6 Evaluating Parents in Child Custody and Abuse Cases and the Utility of Psychological Measures in Screening for Parental Psychopathy or Antisocial Personality; Chapter 7 The Management of Fitness for Duty in the United States Military; Chapter 8 The Psychopath in the Workplace: Disability, Direct Threat and the ADA; Chapter 9 Disability and Sociopathy; Chapter 10 Personal Injury Litigation in the United States and India: Acquired Psychopathy
PART II Criminal Law IssuesChapter 11 Criminal Law: Structures and Procedures; Chapter 12 Legal Competencies in Relation to Confession Evidence; Chapter 13 Competence to Stand Trial and Psychopathic Disorders: Legal and Clinical Perspectives from the USA; Chapter 14 Criminal Forensic Evaluations in Germany; Chapter 15 Insanity in Austria: The Position of Psychopathy in Austrian Forensic Psychiatry; Chapter 16 Psychopathic Disorders and the Criminal Law in Switzerland; Chapter 17 Insanity, Diminished Responsibility and Personality Disorder in England and Wales
Chapter 18 The Insanity Defense and Psychopathic Disorders in the United States and AustraliaChapter 19 Psychopathy, Diminished Capacity and Responsibility; Chapter 20 Noninsanity Psychological Evidence; Chapter 21 Criminal Sentencing: The Role of Mental Health Professionals with Special Consideration for Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 22 Psychopathy and the Death Penalty in the United States; Chapter 23 The Death Penalty: A Psychiatrist's View from Europe; Chapter 24 The Role of Hospitalization in the Management of Prisoners with Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 25 The Psychopath in Prison
Chapter 26 Patuxent Institution: A Unique Approach to Psychiatry and the LawChapter 27 The Treatment of Psychopathic Patients in the Netherlands; Chapter 28 Probation and Parole: History, Policy Change and Mental Health in England and Wales; Chapter 29 Ethical Considerations Involving Psychopathic Disorders; PART III Special Issues; Chapter 30 Malingering and Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 31 Culture and Psychopathy in the Forensic Context; Chapter 32 The Economics of Crime Rooted in Psychopathic Disorders: Aspects of Law, Public Policy, Rehabilitation and Faith-Based Programs
Chapter 33 Training and Education for Mental Health Professionals
Sommario/riassunto: Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.
Titolo autorizzato: The international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-59240-0
9786613622235
0-470-06644-X
0-470-51615-1
0-470-06565-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910144684403321
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