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The Mental Health Professional in Court. a Survival Guide
Gutheil, T. — Drogin, E.
1ª Edición Enero 2013
Inglés
129 pags
249 gr
15 x 23 x 2 cm
ISBN 9781585624386
Editorial AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING
LIBRO IMPRESO
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Description
A successor to the popular The Psychiatrist in Court: A Survival Guide, The
Mental Health Professional in Court has expanded the scope of the earlier book
to include other professionals in the field. The authors have thoroughly updated
the text, and provided a comprehensive coverage of legal processes. This book
equips the mental health professional with a hands-on, practical working knowledge
of what to expect—and how to survive—in the courtroom and the legal
system.
The book includes many helpful features:
- An informal, user-friendly writing style that is accessible, reassuring, and empowering, and a succinct presentation that helps the reader achieve mastery of the material quickly and efficiently—a boon when prepping for a court appearance
- A practical, rather than theoretical, approach to issues, with examples from literally hundreds of actual cases and countless consultations with peers and colleagues on how to deal with the legal system
- A thorough understanding of the book’s audience. Because the authors understand that most mental health professionals’ knowledge about going to court comes from television and movies, the book addresses the many deeply embedded misperceptions and distortions perpetuated by the media, taking the reader from rudimentary information about the legal system to more sophisticated topics, such as the different approaches to testifying.
- An indispensable legal glossary keyed to the text, which enhances understanding of courtroom terminology
- Other beneficial features, such as key points at the end of each chapter, which provide easy-to-locate summaries, and additional appendices, which outline the legal system and provide suggested readings.
No one wants to appear in court, but in some cases it may be unavoidable. Brief enough to assimilate quickly, yet comprehensive in scope, The Mental Health Professional in Court: A Survival Guide is a reassuring and eminently useful guide designed to help the witness navigate the legal system.
Contents
Preface. Introduction: “What? Me? Go to court?”. “Why is this happening?”. “How did I get here?”: the path to litigation. “What is motivating everyone?”. “Why is Tthis taking so long?”. “Now do I get my say?”: interrogatories, depositions, and how to survive them. “Where are we?”: the foreign territory of the courtroom. “Who are all these people?”. “Am I going to win this thing?”: the trial itself. “Do I still get to have a life?”: self-care during litigation. “Where do I go from here?”: the aftermath of litigation. Appendix I: The civil litigation process. Appendix II: Legal glossary. Appendix III: Recommended readings and online support. Index.
About the Authors
Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Cofounder
of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at the Massachusetts Mental Health
Center and Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and is current president of the International
Academy of Law and Mental Health.
Eric Y. Drogin, J.D., Ph.D., currently serves on the faculties
of the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency
Training Program. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Psychiatry & Law, and is former President of the American
Board of Forensic Psychology.
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