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Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:- Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations- Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls- Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes- Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference- Helpful gloassary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations.This book addresses the evaluation of criminals for capital sentencing, and looks at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this evaluation in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed "how-to" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony.
Mark Cunningham: Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Private Practice, Dallas, TX.
FoundationChapter 1: The legal contextChapter 2: Forensic mental health conceptsChapter 3: Empirical foundations and limitsApplicationChapter 4: Preparation for the evaluationChapter 5: Data collectionChapter 6: InterpretationChapter 7: Report writing and testimony ReferencesTests and Specialized ToolsCases and StatutesKey TermsIndexAbout the Author
Philip H. Witt, Mary Alice Conroy, Pennsylvania) Witt, Philip H. (Psychologist, Psychologist, Associates in Psychological Services, Texas) Conroy, Mary Alice (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville
Margaret Bull Kovera, Brian L. Cutler, City University of New York) Bull Kovera, Margaret (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, University of Ontario Institute of Technology) Cutler, Brian L. (Professor of Social Science and Humanities, Professor of Social Science and Humanities, Margaret Bull Kovera
Eric Y. Drogin, Curtis L. Barrett, USA) Drogin, Eric Y., JD, PhD, ABPP (University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Barrett, Curtis L. (Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, Eric York Drogin
Andrew W. Kane, Joel A. Dvoskin, Medical College of Wisconsin) Kane, Andrew W. (Professor at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Professor at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, University of Arizona) Dvoskin, Joel A. (Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Debra A. Pinals, Douglas Mossman, USA) Pinals, Debra A. (Associate Professor & Director of Forensic Education, Associate Professor & Director of Forensic Education, Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA) Mossman, Douglas (Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry, Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry, College of Law, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Debra A Pinals
Geri S. W. Fuhrmann, Robert A. Zibbell, University of Massachusetts Medical School) Fuhrmann, Geri S. W. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Independent practice) Zibbell, Robert A. (Psychologist, Psychologist
Karen S. Budd, Jennifer Clark, Mary A. Connell, DePaul University) Budd, Karen S. (, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida) Clark, Jennifer (, Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, private practice) Connell, Mary A. (, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Mary Connell, Karen S Budd, Jennifer R Clark
Alan Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin Goldstein, USA) Goldstein, Alan (Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York, USA) Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Margaret Bull Kovera, Brian L. Cutler, City University of New York) Bull Kovera, Margaret (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, University of Ontario Institute of Technology) Cutler, Brian L. (Professor of Social Science and Humanities, Professor of Social Science and Humanities, Margaret Bull Kovera
Alan Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin Goldstein, USA) Goldstein, Alan (Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York, USA) Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Philip H. Witt, Mary Alice Conroy, Pennsylvania) Witt, Philip H. (Psychologist, Psychologist, Associates in Psychological Services, Texas) Conroy, Mary Alice (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville
Eric Y. Drogin, Curtis L. Barrett, USA) Drogin, Eric Y., JD, PhD, ABPP (University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Barrett, Curtis L. (Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, Eric York Drogin
Geri S. W. Fuhrmann, Robert A. Zibbell, University of Massachusetts Medical School) Fuhrmann, Geri S. W. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Independent practice) Zibbell, Robert A. (Psychologist, Psychologist
Andrew W. Kane, Joel A. Dvoskin, Medical College of Wisconsin) Kane, Andrew W. (Professor at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Professor at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, University of Arizona) Dvoskin, Joel A. (Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Debra A. Pinals, Douglas Mossman, USA) Pinals, Debra A. (Associate Professor & Director of Forensic Education, Associate Professor & Director of Forensic Education, Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA) Mossman, Douglas (Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry, Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry, College of Law, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Debra A Pinals
Jane Goodman-Delahunty, William E. Foote, University of New South Wales) Goodman-Delahunty, Jane (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine) Foote, William E. (Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, William E Foote