Cover
Title
Detailed Title
Copyrights
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
SECTION I : Introduction
Chapter 1 : History of Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 2 : Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 3 : Law and Psychiatry in India
SECTION II : Medicolegal Responsibilities in Doctor-patient Relationship
Chapter 4 : Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Negligence
Chapter 5 : Consent and Capacity Assessment
Chapter 6 : Psychiatry Case Records and Right to Access Records
SECTION III : General Principles of Forensic Psychiatry Evaluation
Chapter 7 : Approach to a Forensic Psychiatry Interview and Case Taking
Chapter 8 : Special Investigative Techniques in Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 9 : Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 10 : Ethnicity, Culture and Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 11 : Report Writing in Forensic Psychiatry: General Principles
Chapter 12 : Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness in Court
Chapter 13 : Malingering
SECTION IV : Intersection of Mental Health and Civil Law
Chapter 14 : Testamentary Capacity
Chapter 15 : Marriage and Divorce-related Issues with Regard to Mental Illnesses
SECTION V : Intersection of Mental Health and Criminal Law
Chapter 16 : Courts in India and Judicial Process
Chapter 17 : Principles and Procedures of Trial of Cases in India
Chapter 18 : Role of Forensic Psychiatrist during Different Stages of Trial
Chapter 19 : Pretrial Assessment: Fitness for Interview by Police
Chapter 20 : During Trial Assessment: Fitness to Stand Trial
Chapter 21 : Prisoners with Mental Illness not Fit to Stand Trial
Chapter 22 : During Trial Assessments: Assessment for Insanity Defense
SECTION VI : Medicolegal Responsibilities Concerning Management of Cases of Sexual Offence
Chapter 23 : Medicolegal Approach for Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence
Chapter 24 : Medicolegal Approach for Management of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
SECTION VII : Legal Statutes of
Relevance to Mental Health
Chapter 25 : Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Chapter 26: Legislation Related to Addiction Psychiatry in India
Chapter 27 : Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
SECTION VIII : Other Medicolegal Issues of Relevance for Mental Health Professionals
Chapter 28 : Human Rights of Persons with Mental Illness
Chapter 29 : Medicolegal Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management
Chapter 30 : Violence, Crime and Mental Disorders
Chapter 31 : Homicide and Mental Disorders
Chapter 32 : Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Victims of Domestic Violence
Chapter 33 : Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness
Chapter 34 : Clinical Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Gender Dysphoria and Sex Reassignment Interventions
Chapter 35 : Legal Responsibility of Psychiatrist in Organ Transplantation
Chapter 36 : Childhood Bullying and Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 37 : Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatry Subspecialties
Chapter 38 : Euthanasia and Living Wills
Chapter 39 : Legal Issues Concerning Treatment of Foreign Nationals with Mental Health Problems
Index