Forensic psychiatry and ethical approaches in legal issues /Nursen Turan Yurtsever, editor.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Current Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Ethics -- Abstract -- Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry -- Medical Ethics for Forensic Psychiatry -- General Medical Ethics -- Case 1 -- Informed Consent -- Respect for Autonomy -- Liability of Confidentiality -- Case 2 -- Impartiality, Justice -- Case 3 -- Treatment -- Case 4 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Criminal Responsibility and Legal Capacity -- Abstract -- Criminal Responsibility -- Introduction -- Mental Illnesses and Crime -- Schizophrenia and Similar Psychoses

Affective Disorders -- Case 1 -- Criminal Responsibility in Children -- Factors that Affect Criminal Responsibility in Children -- Legal Capacity -- Introduction -- Ethical Approaches to Assessment -- Case 2 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Offender Profıle -- Abstract -- Defınıtıon -- Theoretıcal Approaches ın Offender Profılıng -- Diagnostic Evaluations -- Criminal Investigative Analysis -- Investigative Psychology -- Behavioral Evidence Analysis -- Crime Action Profiling -- Valıdıty and Relıabılıty of the Methods ın Offender Profılıng -- Definition of the Profiler

The Reliability of the Data Used in Profiling -- The Relıabılıty of the Underlyıng Theory and Assumptıons -- Perceıved Contrıbutıon of Offender Profılıng -- Ethıcal Consıderatıons -- Conclusıon -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Victim Profile -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Epigenetic Interaction -- Prenatal/Pregnancy Period of Mother -- Childhood and Adolescence -- Revictimization -- Psychosocial Development -- Interpersonal Schemas -- Adulthood -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Massive Traumatic Events and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Abstract -- Introduction

History Taking: Matters to Be Considered -- Malingering of PTSD -- Misattributed PTSD Diagnosis -- Factitious PTSD -- Reactivation of PTSD -- Complex Trauma and Dissociation -- PTSD as a Mitigating Factor -- Ethical Considerations -- Record Keeping and Report Writing -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Substance Use Disorders -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Definitions and Conceptualization of Addiction -- Terminology and Diagnostic Classification -- About Psychoactive Substances -- Assessment for Addiction and Treatment -- Laboratory Testing -- Case 1

Forensic Implications of the Blood Alcohol Level -- Treatment Modalities in Addiction and Coerced Treatment -- Substance Use and Informed Consent to Treatment -- Confidentiality in Substance Use Disorders -- Substance Use as a Risk Factor for Crime -- Case 2 -- Substance Use and Criminal Responsibility -- Landmark Case (Montana volume Egelhoff) -- Addiction as an Outcome of Medical Treatment -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Evaluation of Intellectual Disabilities -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Definition and Diagnosis of ID -- Mild Intellectual Disability

"Forensic Psychiatry is a field that is more specialized in psychiatry. Specialists who are working in this field are confronted with many ethical-legal problems. Although forensic psychiatry field has multidisciplinary interactions, in literature, there are limited publications about forensic psychiatry. In this book, authors who are experts in their fields, state the main problems confronted by forensic psychiatrists and put forth ethical approaches for legal and ethical problems. The authors emphasize the basic clinical skills and the trainee of the expert is required for a full assessment and understanding of any forensic psychiatry issue. The text also emphasizes an evidence-based approach to practice and gives full attention to ethical and legal issues. This book integrates the classical principles of medical ethics with modern medical applications while demonstrating the clinical applications of this knowledge for the diagnosis and management of a wide range of forensic psychiatry topics. This book will be useful for qualified psychiatrists, forensic medicine specialists, medical students, and those in fields related to current forensic psychiatry practices"--

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