Scott, Charles. <br/><br/>
DSM-5® and the Law :  Changes and Challenges. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (305 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- DSM-5 and the Law -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1 DSM-5: Development and Implementation -- 2 The DSM-5 and Major Diagnostic Changes -- 3 DSM-5: Diagnosing and Report Writing -- 4 DSM-5 and Psychiatric Evaluations of Individuals in the Criminal Justice System -- 5 DSM-5: Competencies and the Criminal Justice System -- 6 DSM-5 and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and Diminished Mens Rea Defenses -- 7 DSM-5 and Civil Competencies -- 8 DSM-5 and Personal Injury Litigation -- 9 DSM-5 and Disability Evaluations -- 10 DSM-5 and Education Evaluations in School-Aged Children -- 11 DSM-5 and Malingering -- Index. 
<br/><br/> DSM-5® and the Law summarizes DSM-5 changes and discusses how these changes impact individuals with mental disorders involved in either criminal or civil litigation. Practical guidelines are provided on how to correctly use the DSM-5 diagnostic process to record diagnoses in a forensic report and how to assess malingering of DSM-5 diagnoses. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199368471 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed.<br/>Mental Disorders--classification--United States.<br/>Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence--United States.<br/>Criminal Law--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC455.2.C4 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.89001/2