Modlin H C, Felthous A
Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KS.
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1989;17(1):69-82.
This paper presents statistical and explanatory analyses of 637 forensic psychiatry cases in a private practice setting during the past 12 years, highlighting the remarkable variety of clinical and legal issues addressed by forensic psychiatrists. Emphasis is on how and why forensic psychiatrists need to be expert diagnosticians and clinicians, and ways in which they may respond to difficult clinical and legal opinions are recommended.
本文对过去12年里一家私人诊所的637例法医精神病学案例进行了统计分析和解释性分析，突出了法医精神病学家所处理的临床和法律问题的显著多样性。重点在于法医精神病学家如何以及为何需要成为专家诊断师和临床医生，并推荐了他们应对困难临床和法律意见的方式。
