Psychological Evaluations for the Courts
Subtitle: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers, Second Edition
Edition: 2 Sub edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: August 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 794
ISBN-13: 9781572302365
Subjects: Criminal or forensic psychology; Forensic medicine; Psychiatry; United States; Insanity; Evidence, Expert; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Reference; Psychology; Mental Health; Witnesses; Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology; Forensic Psychiatry; Forensic Psychology
First sentence: There can be no doubt that the legal system's use of expert opinions from mental health professionals and other behavioral scientists is a matter of considerable controversy.