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16946941

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Forensic psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that deals with issues arising in the interface between psychiatry and the law, and with the flow of mentally disordered offenders along a continuum of social systems. Modern forensic psychiatry has benefited from four key developments: the evolution in the understanding and appreciation of the relationship between mental illness and criminality; the evolution of the legal tests to define legal insanity; the new methodologies for the treatment of mental conditions providing alternatives to custodial care; and the changes in attitudes and perceptions of mental illness among the public. This paper reviews the current scope of forensic psychiatry and the ethical dilemmas that this subspecialty is facing worldwide.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1723-8617
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-91
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Forensic psychiatry: contemporary scope, challenges and controversies.
pubmed:affiliation
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 4X3, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article