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Informationen zum Autor Irving B. Weiner , Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology . Klappentext Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology. Zusammenfassung Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. Inhaltsverzeichnis Handbook of Psychology Preface xi Irving B. Weiner Volume Preface xiii Randy K. Otto Contributors xv I Nature of the Field 1 1 Overview of Forensic Psychology 3 Randy K. Otto and Alan M. Goldstein 2 Forensic Training And Practice 16 Ira K. Packer and Randy Borum 3 Ethics In Forensic Practice 37 David A. Martindale and Jonathan W. Gould 4 Legal Contours Of Expert Testimony 62 Steven K. Erickson and Charles Patrick Ewing 5 Forensic Report Writing 75 Richart L. DeMier II Forensic Evaluations In Civil Proceedings 99 6 Child Custody Evaluations: Current Literature and Practical Applications 101 Jonathan W. Gould and David A. Martindale 7 Assessment in a Child Protection Context 139 Karen S. Budd, Mary Connell, and Jennifer R. Clark 8 Psychological Evaluation of Emotional Damages in Tort Cases 172 William E. Foote and Craig R. Lareau 9 Disability and Worker's Compensation 201 Lisa Drago Piechowski 10 Assessing Employment Discrimination and Harassment 225 Nancy L. Baker, Melba J. T. Vasquez, and Sandra L. Shullman 11 Forensic Assessment for High-Risk Occupations 246 David M. Corey and Randy Borum 12 Forensic Evaluation in Americans with Disabilities Act Cases 271 William E. Foote 13 Civil Competencies 295 Eric Y. Drogin and Curtis L. Barrett 14 Civil Commitment and Involuntary Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill 308 Craig R. Lareau 15 Evaluation and Management of Sexual Offenders 332 Mary Alice Conroy and Philip H. Witt III Forensic Evaluations in Delinquency and Criminal Proceedings 357 16 Forensic Evaluation i...
