***********The following copy came from Barnes and Noble.com Forensicmental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals fromdifferent disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and familylaw. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists,psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to assess everythingfrom an individual's competence to stand trial to the risk or threat of futureviolence, and asked to weigh in on cases ranging from murder and assault tomalpractice and child custody." General principles have emerged to guideprofessionals conducting forensic mental health assessment. Forensic MentalHealth Assessment: A Casebook illustrates those principles using relevant,real-world case material. Built around actual case reports from expert forensicpsychologists and psychiatrists, the volume probes a broad range of legalquestions through the detailed examination of more than 40 cases. Topics includeMiranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence tostand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the