DSM-5® and the Law

Dr. Scott is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Chief of the Psychiatry and the Law Division at the University of California, Davis. He is a Past-President of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) and has been a national instructor for the AAPL Annual Forensic Psychiatry Review Course for over 15 years. He serves as a consultant to the California Department of State Hospitals statewide implementation of DSM-5.

• 1. DSM-5: Development and Implementation ; Jessica Ferranti, M.D. ; 2. DSM-5 and Major Diagnostic Changes ; William Newman, M.D. and Brian Holoyda, M.D. ; 3. DSM-5: Diagnosing and Report Writing ; Charles Scott, M.D. ; 4. DSM-5 and Psychiatric Evaluations of Individuals in the Criminal Justice System ; Richard Frierson, M.D. ; 5. DSM-5: Competencies and the Criminal Justice System ; Stephen Noffsinger, M.D. and Jennifer Piel, J.D, M.D. ; 6. DSM-5 and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and Diminished Mens Rea Defenses ; Stephen Noffsinger, M.D. and Jennifer Piel, J.D, M.D. ; 7. DSM-5 and Civil Competencies ; Robert Weinstock, M.D, Jennifer Piel, J.D, M.D, and Gregory B. Leong, M.D. ; 8. DSM-5 and Personal Injury Litigation ; Charles Scott, M.D, Ryan Wagoner, M.D, and Mace Beckson, M.D. ; 9. DSM-5 and Disability Evaluations ; John Greene, M.D. and Charles Scott, M.D. ; 10. DSM-5 and Education Evaluations in School Aged Children ; Anne McBride, M.D. ; 11. DSM-5 and Malingering ; Barbara McDermott, Ph.D. and Charles Scott, M.D.

This book clearly explains sophisticated nuances of DSM-5 diagnoses that will protect you from making errors on the witness stand. A must-have for all forensic clinicians.