Forensic Psychiatry

Psychiatry in its legal aspects. This includes criminology, penology, commitment of mentally ill, the psychiatrist's role in compensation cases, the problems of releasing information to the court, and of expert testimony.

Year introduced: 1969

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Tree Number(s): F04.096.544.335, H02.403.690.208, I01.198.780.937.469, I01.880.604.583.310, N03.706.535.351

MeSH Unique ID: D005555

Entry Terms:

• Psychiatry, Forensic
• Jurisprudence, Psychiatric
• Psychiatric Jurisprudence

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Commitment of Mentally Ill
Confidentiality
Duty to Warn
Insanity Defense

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Disciplines and Occupations Category
Health Occupations
Medicine
Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Criminology
Forensic Sciences
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Psychiatry
Insanity Defense

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Control, Formal
Jurisprudence
Forensic Psychiatry
Insanity Defense

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Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Social Control, Formal
Jurisprudence
Forensic Psychiatry
Commitment of Mentally Ill
Insanity Defense