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Informationen zum Autor Thomas G. Gutheil! M.D.! is Professor of Psychiatry and Cofounder of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Department of Psychiatry! Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center! Harvard Medical School! Boston! Massachusetts! and is current president of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health.Eric Y. Drogin! J.D.! Ph.D.! currently serves on the faculties of the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychiatry & Law! and is former President of the American Board of Forensic Psychology. Klappentext Designed to help mental health professionals become more knowledgeable about the settings! assumptions! personnel! issues! and techniques involved in going to court! this volume presents the necessary material succinctly and efficiently so that readers can assimilate it quickly and under pressure of an impending court appearance. Zusammenfassung Equips the mental health professional with a hands-on, practical working knowledge of what to expect - and how to survive - in the courtroom and the legal system. The book includes many helpful features, including an informal, user-friendly writing style that is accessible and empowering; a practical, rather than theoretical, approach; and a thorough understanding of the book's audience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface.; Introduction:; "What? Me? Go to court?".; "Why is this happening?". The path to litigation:; "How did I get here?". What is motivating everyone?.; "Why is this taking so long?".; "Now do I get my say?".; "Where are we?": the foreign territory of the courtroom.; "Who are all these people?".; "Am li going to win this thing?": the trial itself.; "Do I still get to have a life?": self care during litigation.; "Where do I go from here?": the aftermath of litigation.; Appendix 1: the civil litigation process.; Appendix 2: legal glossary.; Appendix 3: recommended readings and online support. ...
