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The psychiatric report : principles and practice of forensic writing / edited by Alec Buchanan [and] Michael A. Norko.
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Publication details:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Edition:
1st edition
Record id:
80447
Author:
Series:
Cambridge medicine.
Subject:
Evidence, Expert.
Forensic psychiatry.
Report writing.
Medical writing.
Contents:
Section 1. Principles of writing
1. History and function of the psychiatric report
2. Preparation
3. Confidentiality and record keeping
4. Ethics
5. Writing a narrative
6. Draftsmanship
Section 2. Structure and content
7. Report structure
8. Criminal litigation
9. Civil litigation
10. Civil and sex-offender commitment
11. Competency to practice and licensing
12. Child custody
13. Employment : disability and fitness
Section 3. Special issues
14. Writing for the US federal courts
15. Incorporating psychological testing
16. Reasonable medical certainty
17. Violence risk assessment
18. Malingering
19. Psychiatry and ethics in UK criminal sentencing.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780521131841
Phys. description:
xix 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm