Alongside practical advice on managing clinical and legal situations, the handbook provides concise examples, summaries of relevant legislation, and introductions to different ethical approaches and clinical observations. Uniquely focusing on the interface between psychiatry and law, this title is essential reading for the forensic psychiatrist.

Includes index

Cover -- Half-title -- Oxford Specialist Handbook of Forensic Psychiatry Second edition -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction to the handbook -- 1 Introduction to the handbook -- Part II Clinical forensic psychiatry -- 2 Clinical and social aspects of crime -- 3 Mental disorders in forensic psychiatry -- 4 Assessment in forensic psychiatry -- 5 Risk assessment -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Risk management -- 8 Forensic psychiatric services -- Part III The ethics of forensic psychiatry -- 9 Ethical decision-​making 10 Professional duties and personal integrity -- 11 Conflicting ethical values -- 12 Clinical matters raising ethical issues -- Part IV Law relevant to psychiatry -- 13 The interface between psychiatry and law -- 14 Legal systems -- 15 Criminal law -- 16 Mental health and mental capacity law -- 17 Civil law -- Part V Psychiatry within the legal system -- 18 The criminal justice system -- 19 Legal tests relevant to psychiatry -- 20 The psychiatrist in court -- 21 Applied ethics and testimony -- 22 Providing reports -- 23 Giving evidence -- Part VI Appendices -- Appendices -- Index