Competency to stand trial and the seriousness of the charge

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 458-465

  Buchanan, Alec ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HEALTH CENTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; TRIAL OF LABOR; ARTICLE; CRIME; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIME; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248658803     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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