- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part I Introduction to the handbook
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part II Clinical forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Clinical and social aspects of crime
- Chapter 3 Mental disorders in forensic psychiatry*
- Chapter 4 Assessment in forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 5 Risk assessment
- Chapter 6 Treatment
- Chapter 7 Risk management
- Chapter 8 Forensic psychiatric services
- Part III The ethics of forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 9 Ethical decision-making
- Chapter 10 Professional duties and personal integrity
- Chapter 11 Conflicting ethical values
- Chapter 12 Clinical situations raising ethical issues
- Part IV Law relevant to psychiatry*
- Chapter 13 The interface between psychiatry and law
- Chapter 14 Legal systems
- Chapter 15 Criminal law
- Chapter 16 Mental health and mental capacity law*
- Part V Psychiatry within the legal system
- Chapter 17 The criminal justice system
- Chapter 18 Legal tests relevant to psychiatry
- Chapter 19 Civil legal issues
- Chapter 20 The psychiatrist in court*
- Chapter 21 Applied ethics and testimony
- Chapter 22 Providing reports
- Chapter 23 Giving evidence
- Appendix 1 Diagnostic classifications: DSM & ICD
- Appendix 2 Statutes
- Appendix 3 Legal cases
- Appendix 4 Ethical codes
- Appendix 5 Important inquiries and reports
- Appendix 6 Mental health law: quick reference
- Index
(p. 509) Civil legal issues
- Chapter:
- (p. 509) Civil legal issues
- Author(s):
Nigel Eastman
, Gwen Adshead
, Simone Fox
, Richard Latham
, and Seán Whyte
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199562824.003.0116
Family law 510
Tort law and negligence 512
Compensation after injury 514
Clinical negligence 516
Professional liability in practice 518
Professional boundary violations 519
Disciplinary & professional proceedings 521
Employment & equality law 523
Immigration and extradition law 525
Inquests 527
Family law encompasses divorce, adoption, wardship (the court supervising a child's care), residence of and contact with children, parental responsibility, and care proceedings. It covers both private and public law....
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- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part I Introduction to the handbook
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part II Clinical forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Clinical and social aspects of crime
- Chapter 3 Mental disorders in forensic psychiatry*
- Chapter 4 Assessment in forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 5 Risk assessment
- Chapter 6 Treatment
- Chapter 7 Risk management
- Chapter 8 Forensic psychiatric services
- Part III The ethics of forensic psychiatry
- Chapter 9 Ethical decision-making
- Chapter 10 Professional duties and personal integrity
- Chapter 11 Conflicting ethical values
- Chapter 12 Clinical situations raising ethical issues
- Part IV Law relevant to psychiatry*
- Chapter 13 The interface between psychiatry and law
- Chapter 14 Legal systems
- Chapter 15 Criminal law
- Chapter 16 Mental health and mental capacity law*
- Part V Psychiatry within the legal system
- Chapter 17 The criminal justice system
- Chapter 18 Legal tests relevant to psychiatry
- Chapter 19 Civil legal issues
- Chapter 20 The psychiatrist in court*
- Chapter 21 Applied ethics and testimony
- Chapter 22 Providing reports
- Chapter 23 Giving evidence
- Appendix 1 Diagnostic classifications: DSM & ICD
- Appendix 2 Statutes
- Appendix 3 Legal cases
- Appendix 4 Ethical codes
- Appendix 5 Important inquiries and reports
- Appendix 6 Mental health law: quick reference
- Index