Scandinavian forensic psychiatric practices - An overview and evaluation

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-102

  Grøndahl, Pål ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Court reports; Evaluation; Forensic experts; Forensic psychiatry; Overview

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COURT; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERT SYSTEM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OBSERVATION; OFFENDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUNISHMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SCANDINAVIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; THEORY;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 18444417156     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480510022927     Document Type: Review

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