Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199941556 ISBN 13: 9780199941551

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) continues to develop and expand as a specialization. Since the publication of the First Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook over a decade ago, there have been a number of significant changes in the applicable law, ethics, science, and practice that have shaped the conceptual and empirical underpinnings of FMHA.

The Second Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment is thoroughly updated in light of the developments and changes in the field, while still keeping the unique structure of presenting cases, detailed reports, and specific teaching points on a wide range of topics. Unlike anything else in the literature, it provides genuine (although disguised) case material, so trainees as well as legal and mental health professionals can review how high-quality forensic evaluation reports are written; it features contributions from leading experts in forensic psychology and psychiatry, providing samples of work in their particular areas of specialization; and it discusses case material in the larger context of broad foundational principles and specific teaching points, making it a valuable resource for teaching, training, and continuing education. Now featuring 50 real-world cases, this new edition covers topics including criminal responsibility, sexual offending risk evaluation, federal sentencing, capital sentencing, capacity to consent to treatment, personal injury, harassment and discrimination, guardianship, juvenile commitment, transfer and decertification, response style, expert testimony, evaluations in a military context, and many more. It will be invaluable for anyone involved in assessments for the courts, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys, as well as for FMHA courses.

About this title

About the Author

Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, is Professor, Department of Psychology, Drexel University. His current research focuses on juvenile and adult offenders, legal decision-making, forensic evaluation associated with such decision-making, and diversion. He is the author of a number of articles and books in the area of forensic assessment.

David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Law at Drexel University, where he is also Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. His research interests include psychopathy, forensic mental health assessments, drug policy, and diversion. He has authored several books and numerous articles on forensic mental health assessment and related topics.

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, PhD, a graduate of Drexel University, is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Her current research interests include adult offenders, risk assessment, interventions for risk reduction, justice-involved veterans, and neuropsychological functioning in veteran populations.

Casey LaDuke, MS, is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at Drexel University, with concentrations in forensic psychology and clinical neuropsychology. His current interests include forensic mental health assessment, psychopathy, diversion, and the application of clinical neuropsychology in the forensic context.

Review

"The encore edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook outshines even its illustrious predecessor. An A-list of leaders in the field has crafted broad state-of-the-science principles of forensic mental health assessment and deftly applied these principles to actual civil, criminal, and juvenile cases in all of their real-world richness and complexity. The result is a fascinating and authoritative volume that forensic clinicians will find of indispensable value." -John Monahan, PhD, Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry, University of Virginia

"Like the first edition, this casebook builds on Heilbrun's now-classic work on principles of forensic mental health assessment. Like architecture, each case rises from that foundation to express the principles in real form and substance, showing us their potential and testing their value." -Thomas Grisso, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychology, and Director of the Law-Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School

"This is the book you need if you want to hone your forensic evaluation skills. By working through its chapters, all written by well-known forensic specialists, mental health professionals helping to answer legally relevant questions can rest assured that they understand the theory and practice of the discipline." -Christopher Slobogin, Milton Underwood Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School

"With its excellent case studies demonstrating the components of each evaluation, this is a practical and easy to read book. The second edition is certainly justified because of the many changes in the field over the intervening 12 years. This book should be in the libraries of both novice and seasoned forensic evaluators." -Gary B Kaniuk, Doody's Health Sciences Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199941556
• ISBN 13: 9780199941551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640
• Editor: Heilbrun Kirk, DeMatteo David, Brooks Holliday Stephanie, LaDuke Casey