Psychiatric expert testimony : emerging applications

Psychiatric expert testimony : emerging applications [E-Book] - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Expert testimony : legal principles / Clarence Watson -- Criminal culpability : a developmental approach / Nicole Foubister, M.D. and Frank K. Tedeschi, M.D -- Child sexual abuse investigations : what every expert witness needs to know / Julia Curcio Alexander, Ph. D., Jacqueline Block Goldstein, M.S.W., and Kenneth J. Weiss, M.D -- Stress, trauma, and the developing brain / John K. Northrop, M.D., Ph. D. and Steven J. Berkowitz, M.D -- Autism spectrum disorder and criminal justice / Kenneth J. Weiss, M.D. and Alexander R.N. Westphal, M.D., Ph. D -- Using fMRI for lie detection : ready for court? / Octavio Choi, M.D., Ph. D -- Sleep disorders and criminal responsibility / Clarence Watson, J.D., M.D., Mark R. Pressman, Ph. D., and Kenneth J. Weiss, M.D -- Neuroimaging and criminal culpability / Susan E. Rushing, M.D., J.D. and Daniel Langleben, M.D -- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy / Manish A. Fozdar, M.D. and Helen M. Farrell, M.D -- Designer drugs and criminal responsibility / Samson Gurmu, M.D. and Kenneth J. Weiss, M.D.

This is a resource for practitioners intending to introduce cutting-edge science into analyses of mental state, in criminal and civil proceedings. It provides a practical treatment of the science behind human development and the uses of technology as they enter the courtroom.

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Forensic psychiatry--United States.
Brain--Diseases--United States.
Criminal law--United States.
Criminal psychology--United States.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Forensic psychiatry.
Criminal law.
Forensic Psychiatry
Brain--pathology
Criminal Law
Criminals--psychology
Expert Testimony


United States
United States.

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