Psychiatry and the Law : Basic Principles

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wasser, Tobias. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Public health.; Psychiatry.; Pharmacotherapy.; Clinical psychology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319631486
• Physical Description: XIV, 195 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.

This book is specifically designed for new psychiatrists and all other medical professionals who lack the legal training necessary to confront ethical issues in the face of the judicial system.  Written by experts in the field, each chapter begins with a challenging case vignette synthesized from a...