What is admissible or objectionable? Be knowledgeable about psychiatric and psychological evidence. Easy access to information. Part one: Basic introduction to psychology and psychiatry; theories of mental illness, how diagnosed and treated; fundamentals of psychiatric and psychological professions; how to research literature. Part two: Rules of evidence that apply; obtaining and presenting evidence, qualifying experts, limitations on evidence. Part three: Applying psychiatric and psychological evidence to criminal proceedings, legal issues involving children, and competence proceedings. Also includes complete analysis of most recent developments, including Supreme Court's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Includes Westlaw® search references.

Table of Contents:

1.       Theories of Mental Illness

2.       Psychiatric and Psychological Diagnosis

3.       Treatment

4.       The Professions of Psychiatry and Psychology

5.       Researching Psychiatric and Psychological Literature

6.       Obtaining Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

7.       General Requirements for the Presentation of Expert Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

8.       Qualification of the Expert

9.       Form and Mode of Presentation of Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

10.    General Limitations on Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

11.    Criminal Proceedings: Pretrial

12.    Criminal Proceedings: Trial

13.    Legal Issues Involving Children

14.    Personal Injury Litigation

15.    Competence

16.    Civil Commitment

17.    Novel Applications of Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

18.    Nontestimonial Uses of Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

·         Table of Laws and Rules

·         Table of Cases

·         Bibliography

·         Index