forensic psychiatry
Courtroom mental evaluation
Forensic psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that intersects with the legal system.
Forensic psychiatrists evaluate defendants' mental states, assess competency to stand trial, and provide expert testimony in court.
They may work in prisons, secure hospitals, or private practice: The forensic psychiatry report concluded he understood the charges against him.
- insanity defensePlea citing mental incapacity
- criminal responsibilityLiability for unlawful acts
- psychopathyEmpathy-absent personality disorder
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- criminal profilingInferring suspect characteristics behaviorally
schizophrenia · judge · risk assessment · criminal liability · diminished capacity · malingering · neuropsychiatry · involuntary commitment · professional integrity · personality disorders · impartiality · confidentiality · ethical guidelines · mental health · informed consent · lawyer · cognitive impairment · psychosis
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- mental health policymental health courts, involuntary commitment, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, deinstitutionalization
- women psychiatristspsychiatric care, residency, board certification
- forensic psychologyinsanity plea, psychological assessment, legal insanity, competency exam, psychological evaluation
- medical lawmalpractice, medical liability, informed consent, medical licensing, medical negligence
- criminal defensesinsanity plea, insanity defense, legal insanity, diminished capacity, mental incapacity
forensic psychiatryclinical treatment
Healthcare for a condition
psychotherapy · mental health treatment · talk therapy · psychiatric care · counseling