Goals and Objectives

Forensic Psychiatry

S. Dinwiddie, M.D.

Lecture 1: The forensic evaluation, legal duties, and assessment of competencies

Lecture 2: Insanity

Lecture 3: Risk Prediction

Lecture 4: Civil Commitment and Involuntary Treatment

Lecture 5: Malpractice and Personal Injury

Lecture 6: Malingering

Lecture 7: Testimony

Lecture 8: Ethical Issues

Objectives:

By the end of this lecture series, the resident should:

Be familiar with the basic ethical differences between clinical and forensic psychiatry
Be familiar with the basic legal principles behind civil commitment, involuntary treatment, the insanity defense, medical malpractice, and civil competencies.
Have a basic understanding of risk prediction in psychiatry
Be familiar with the requirements for effective expert evaluation and testimony.