The psychiatrist in the courtroom : selected papers of Bernard L. Diamond /: selected papers of Bernard L. Diamond. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jacques M. Quen.
• Other Names: Diamond, Bernard L (Bernard Lee), 1912-; Quen, Jacques M, 1928-
• Contents: Psychoanalysis in the courtroom -- The origins and development of the "wild beast" concept of mental illness and its relation to theories of criminal responsibility -- The origins of the "right and wrong" test of criminal responsibility and its subsequent development in the United States: an historical survey -- Criminal responsibility of the mentally ill -- With malace aforethought -- The psychiatric prediction of dangerousness -- The simulation of sanity -- Inherent problems in the use of pretrial hypnosis on a prospective witness -- Reasonable medical certainty, diagnostic thresholds, and definitions of mental illness in the legal context -- The fallacy of the impartial expert -- The psychiatrist as expert witness -- From M'Naghten to Currens, and beyond.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (376 pages)
• Subjects: 614/.1; PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry; Forensic psychiatry; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Rechtspraktijk; Procesrecht
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134888375; 1134888376
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.