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Psychological Evaluations for the Courts

Fourth Edition
A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers

Gary B. Melton, John Petrila, Norman G. Poythress, Christopher Slobogin, Randy K. Otto, Douglas Mossman, and Lois O. Condie

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December 22, 2017
ISBN 9781462532667
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964 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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New to this edition:
  • Extensively revised to reflect important legal, empirical, and clinical developments.
  • Increased attention to medical and neuroscientific research.
  • New protocols relevant to competence, risk assessment, child custody, and mental injury evaluations.
  • Updates on insanity, sentencing, civil commitment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Social Security, juvenile and family law, and the admissibility of expert testimony.
  • Material on immigration law (including a sample report) and international law.
  • New and revised sample reports.