Forensic Psychiatry: An Indian Perspective

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION


Chapter 1: History of Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 2: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 3: Law and Psychiatry in India


SECTION II: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP


Chapter 4: Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Negligence


Chapter 5: Consent and Capacity Assessment


Chapter 6: Psychiatry Case Records and Right to Access Records


SECTION III: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY EVALUATION


Chapter 7: Approach to a Forensic Psychiatry Interview and Case Taking


Chapter 8: Special Investigative Techniques in Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 10: Ethnicity, Culture and Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 11: Report Writing in Forensic Psychiatry: General Principles


Chapter 12: Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness in Court


Chapter 13: Malingering


SECTION IV: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CIVIL LAW


Chapter 14: Testamentary Capacity


Chapter 15: Marriage and Divorce-related Issues with Regard to Mental Illnesses


SECTION V: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL LAW


Chapter 16: Courts in India and Judicial Process


Chapter 17: Principles and Procedures of Trial of Cases in India


Chapter 18: Role of Forensic Psychiatrist during Different Stages of Trial


Chapter 19: Pretrial Assessment: Fitness for Interview by Police


Chapter 20: During Trial Assessment: Fitness to Stand Trial


Chapter 21: Prisoners with Mental Illness not Fit to Stand Trial


Chapter 22: During Trial Assessments: Assessment for Insanity Defense


SECTION VI: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE


Chapter 23: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence


Chapter 24: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse


SECTION VII: LEGAL STATUTES OF RELEVANCE TO MENTAL HEALTH


Chapter 25: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017


Chapter 26: Legislation Related to Addiction Psychiatry in India


Chapter 27: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016


SECTION VIII: OTHER MEDICOLEGAL ISSUES OF RELEVANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS


Chapter 28: Human Rights of Persons with Mental Illness


Chapter 29: Medicolegal Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management


Chapter 30: Violence, Crime and Mental Disorders


Chapter 31: Homicide and Mental Disorders


Chapter 32: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Victims of Domestic Violence


Chapter 33: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness


Chapter 34: Clinical Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Gender Dysphoria and Sex Reassignment Interventions


Chapter 35: Legal Responsibility of Psychiatrist in Organ Transplantation


Chapter 36: Childhood Bullying and Forensic Psychiatry


Chapter 37: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatry Subspecialties


Chapter 38: Euthanasia and Living Wills


Chapter 39: Legal Issues Concerning Treatment of Foreign Nationals with Mental Health Problems


Index