Ethical Controversies in Forensic Psychiatry
Conflicts between the various ethical principles not only practical, but also conceptual, are commonplace in forensic psychiatry as many professional responsibilities and activities of forensic psychiatry are unique to the field, where duties to patients
Abhishek Karn +2 more
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Substance abuse is an important risk factor for offending, but is mostly studied in males. The aim of this multicentre study is to gain insight into possible gender differences in substance abuse history and offending behavior in forensic psychiatric ...
V. de Vogel +4 more
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Forensic-psychiatric patients reoffending or absconding during the leave granted to them (hereafter referred to as “granted leave”) have gained increased attention by researchers and the general public.
Halina Sklenarova +3 more
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Forensic psychiatry determination of mental capacity [PDF]
Forensic psychiatry determination is, ordered by a court, the analysis and interpretation of medical facts with important legal implications. In that sense, psychiatrists (or neuropsychiatrists), apart from their professional expertise, must be ...
Jovanović Aleksandar A. +2 more
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Long-term forensic mental health services: an exploratory comparison of 18 European countries [PDF]
The objective of this study was to explore current provisions within forensic mental health inpatient services for people who require longer-term care within Europe. We used a structured questionnaire and follow-up semi-structured interviews with experts
Bulten, Erik +3 more
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Formação em psiquiatria forense: aspectos comparativos para uma reflexão sobre o modelo Português.
Forensic psychiatry has experienced a significant development in the last few decades. Several mechanisms underlie this shift, including deinstitutionalization of mental health patients and extraordinary progress in neurosciences, imaging technologies ...
Bruno Trancas +2 more
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Impact of Legal Traditions on Forensic Mental Health Treatment Worldwide
BackgroundForensic psychiatry is a subspecialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill offenders. However, forensic treatment standards vary.
Pavlos Beis, Marc Graf, Henning Hachtel
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Free will, neuroscience, and choice: towards a decisional capacity model for insanity defense evaluations [PDF]
Il libero arbitrio è stato spesso considerato una tematica centrale nella dottrina della responsabilità criminale. Ciononostante, il concetto stesso di libero arbitrio presenta intrinseche problematiche nella sua definizione teorica e applicazione ...
Biondi, Massimo +5 more
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Black and minority ethnic people are more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 : no clear evidence why [PDF]
Question: Compared with White people, how frequently are people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups detained under the Mental Health Act 1983? Outcomes: Rates of compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act. METHODS Design: Systematic review with
Singh, Swaran P.
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Area of specialty preferences of forensic authorities in forensic psychiatric evaluation requests: a university hospital experience [PDF]
Objective: In this study, we aimed to find the relevant factors of forensic medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, and psychiatry fields’ preferences in the forensic psychiatric assessment requests of forensic authorities. Method: Case records which
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