STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND CARE IN FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT: Legal, Professional, and Principles-Based Considerations

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-26

  Heilbrun, Kirk ^a   DeMatteo, David ^a   Marczyk, Geff ^b   Goldstein, Alan M ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

FMHA; standard of care; standard of practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849132225     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.14.1.1     Document Type: Article

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