AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial: An American legal perspective

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-513

  Fitch, W Lawrence ^a,b,c,d  

^a Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^d MHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; ETHICS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049067099     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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