Normative versus consequential ethics in sexually violent predator laws: An ethics conundrum for psychiatry

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 386-391

  Sreenivasan, Shoba ^a,b   Frances, Allen ^c,d   Weinberger, Linda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DSM IV Task Force ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; STALKING; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; SEX OFFENSES; STALKING; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956905944     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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