Severe mental disorder as a basic commitment criterion for minors
Article Abstract:
Finnish adolescent and child psychiatrists were found to favor functional and developmental impairment, and patient-environment interactions, as criteria for involuntary treatment of minors, rather than using specific diagnostic categories.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
Management dynamics, Youth, Practice, Teenagers, Child psychiatry, Adolescent psychiatry
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
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Risk and the preventive detention of sex offenders in Australia and the United States
Article Abstract:
An overview is presented of risk assessment research and practice in sex crime recidivism, discussed within the framework of recent statutes implemented in Australia and the United States with a focus on post-sentence civil commitment.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
Science & research, Research, Sex offenders, Prevention, Recidivism
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
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Subjects list: Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Psychodiagnostics, Involuntary treatment
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