Recently added articles from Journal of Psychiatry & Law:
Aspects of adoption and foster care
Jul 01, 2008; ... A brief overview of the history of adoption in the United States provides a background for examining adoption today from different perspectives: those of the prospective adoptive parents, the social services agency worker, and ultimately the adoptee. Particular attention is focused on the ...
Epilepsy and homicide: Issac Ray on mitigation
Jul 01, 2008; ... In 1867, a gruesome murder stunned Philadelphia. The suspect, George Winnemore, a spiritualist with epilepsy and depression, knew the victim, a 63-year-old woman. With little time to prepare, his counsel claimed Winnemore did not commit the act; but if he did, he was insane, the product of ...
Trauma in youth: Reactions and Interventions
Jul 01, 2008; ... Traumatic events can produce enduring psychological and physical effects on all those who are subjected to them. Trauma can encompass one-time, large-scale disasters or involve daily experiences that are more localized to a particular individual and his or her family or community. The effects of ...
Cognitive/behavioral approaches to the treatment adult sex offenders
Jul 01, 2008; ... This article presents an overview of psychotherapeutic treatment modalities of adult sex offenders. It considers recent developments in treatment methods; discusses methods of measuring therapeutic change; presents a discussion of evaluation and outcome studies of these modalities. "It ...
Investigating child sex abuse allegations: A guide to help legal professionals distinguish valid from invalid claims
Jul 01, 2008; ... This article is written to help prosecutors as well as defense counsel gain more knowledge of the science relevant to child sex abuse allegations. Increased knowledge reduces professionals' doubts about handling these enormously complex cases, and the greater confidence moves these professionals ...