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Mental health and the law: An overview and need to develop and strengthen the discipline of forensic psychiatry in India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry, 2016
Human rights and mental health care of vulnerable population need supportive legislations and policies. Both “hard” and “soft” laws relevant to mental health care have been devised internationally and locally.
Pratima Murthy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inpatient forensic psychiatric care: Legal provision in European countries

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2021
Body Forensic psychiatry is a specialty of psychiatry primarily concerned with individuals who have either offended or present a risk of doing so, and who also suffer from a psychiatric condition. These mentally disordered offenders(MDOs) are often cared
B. Völlm
doaj   +1 more source

Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
There is a great deal of controversy concerning paraphilia, and defining what is normal versus deviant or disordered, given that this is to some degree dependent on cultural views of acceptability.
Alison, Laurence J   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Standards of treatment in Forensic Mental Health: A Systematic Review

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction In Forensic Mental Health, standards of treatment offer a legal, ethical and organizational backbone for professionals facing challenging patients and complex procedures.
J. Uden, B. Völlm, D. Cerci
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic review of therapeutic leave in inpatient mental health services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
AimTo identify, critically evaluate, and synthesise the empirical evidence about therapeutic leave from mental health inpatient settings.Background“Leave” occurs when a mental health inpatient exits the hospital ward with the appropriate authorisation ...
Barlow, Emily-May, Dickens, Geoffrey L.
core   +5 more sources

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Ethics Support Services Are Not as Well-Established in Forensic Psychiatry as in General Psychiatry

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Mental health care professionals deal with complex ethical dilemmas that involve the principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence.
Irina Franke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroimaging Techniques in Modern Forensic Psychiatry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Applied neuroscientific knowledge such as brain neuroimaging has widespread application in the medical diagnostic and treatment areas. Neuroscientific progress such as cognitive neuroscience has strong implications in specific medical fields such as ...
Dražen Kovačević   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Unveiling Bias: The Impact of Male Rape Myths and Stereotypes on Juror Verdicts in Male‐on‐Male Rape Trials

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translation, validity and reliability of decision style scale in forensic psychiatric setting in Indonesia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Objective: Clinical reasoning as an essential skill for psychiatrists, especially in forensic psychiatry, relies on their thinking and decision-making skills. However, not all psychiatrists are aware of their decision-making styles.
Natalia Widiasih Raharjanti   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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