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DSM-5® and the Law : Changes and Challenges.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (305 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199368471
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: DSM-5® and the LawDDC classification:
  • 616.89001/2
LOC classification:
  • RC455.2.C4
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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