Global Perspectives in Forensic Psychiatry

Gary Chaimowitz is a professor at McMaster University and Head of Service for the Forensic Psychiatry Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.Mini Mamak is an associate professor at McMaster University and a senior psychologist in the Forensic Psychiatry Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.Heather Moulden is an associate professor at McMaster University. She is a psychologist in the Forensic Psychiatry Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.Drew Kingston is the executive clinical director and director of research of the HOPE program. He is a senior scientist at the Royal Ottawa Hospital’s Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Canada, and an adjunct clinical professor at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

• Part I: North America1. Canada Mathieu Dufour and John Bradford2. Canada: Legal aspects of forensic psychiatryHy Bloom and Richard Schneider3. United StatesMonika Pietrzak and Susan Hatters FriedmanPart II: South America4. ArgentinaMaría José Lescano and Jorge Oscar Folino5. BrazilElias Abdalla-Filho and Lisieux E. de Borba Telles6. ChileClaudio FilippiPart III: Europe7. England and WalesMegan Georgiou, Quazi Haque, Patrick Neville, Phil Huckle, and Piyal Sen8. FranceSébastien Prat and Estébanine Moulia-Pelat9. GermanyBirgit Völlm10. IrelandHenry G. Kennedy11. LithuaniaIlona Laurinaitytė, Vaiva Martinkienė, and Arūnas Germanavičius12. NetherlandsVivienne de Vogel and Michiel van der Wolf13. NorwayTerje Tørrissen14. PolandInga Markiewicz15. PortugalMárcia Mota, Maria João Peixoto, and Ricardo Barroso16. ScotlandLindsay Thomson and Caroline Kelly17. SpainVicenç Tort-Herrando and Carles Martín-FumadóPart IV: Middle East18. IsraelAssaf Shelef, Shmuel Hess, Nathan Kaspi, Michal Shayit and Naama Barkai19. KuwaitAbdulmohsen Al-Humoud20. OmanBadar Ali Nasser Al Habsi21. TürkiyeYasin Hasan Balcıoğlu and Fatih ÖncüPart V: Asia22. ChinaXiaoping Wang23. IndiaRakesh K. Chadda and Sanjiv Gulati24. JapanAkiko Kikuchi, Junko Koike, Miki Hirano, and Chiyo Fujii25. PakistanTariq HassanPart VI: Africa26. South AfricaNyameka Dyakalashe27. TanzaniaEnock Eteregho Changarawe28. UgandaIrene Kizito Apio, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, and Julius MuronPart VII: Oceania29. Aotearoa New ZealandJacqueline Short and Jennifer FalcePart VIII: Analysis30. The future of research in forensic psychiatryHarry G. Kennedy and Mary Davoren

“Forensic psychiatry thrives on connection across jurisdictions. This volume reflects that spirit by bringing together diverse perspectives and highlighting the structural, legal, and ethical complexities that shape forensic mental health systems worldwide. It will be a valuable resource for those working to build services that are responsive, equitable, and evidence-informed.”Prof. Sandy Simpson, Research Chair in Forensic Psychiatry and Senior Scientist at CAMH, Canada“Global Perspectives in Forensic Psychiatry offers a rare opportunity to reflect on how forensic psychiatry is shaped in different countries, through policy decisions, clinical demands, and shifting ideas of risk and responsibility. With a strong focus on systems and context, it will be useful to those working in research, service delivery and program development.”Dr. Nathan J. Kolla, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia“This book reflects the kind of international exchange we need more of in forensic psychiatry. By exploring how different jurisdictions address complex clinical and legal issues, it offers practical insight for those leading and reforming services worldwide.”Dr. Carlos Hugo Isaac Serna, Secretary of the Forensic Psychiatry Section, World Psychiatric Association