Evaluation for civil commitment
By: Debra A. Pinals, Douglas Mossman
Contributors: Mossman, Douglas
Series: Best practices in forensic mental health assessment
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780195329148
Subjects: Forensic psychiatry; Mentally ill; Commitment and detention; Mental status examination
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legal context; title: Forensic mental health concepts; title: Empirical foundations and limits; title: Preparation for the evaluation; title: Data collection; title: Interpretation; title: Report writing and testimony.