Samuels Anthony H
District Clinical Director Mental Health, Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Wagga Wagga, NSW, and; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;26(3):248-251. doi: 10.1177/1039856217753815. Epub 2018 Feb 5.
Objectives This paper provides an overview for general and forensic psychiatrists of the complexity and challenge of working in the civil medico-legal arena. It covers expert evidence, ethics, core concepts in civil forensic psychiatry and report writing. Conclusions Civil forensic psychiatry is an important sub-speciality component of forensic psychiatry that requires specific skills, knowledge and the ability to assist legal bodies in determining the significance of psychiatric issues.
目标 本文为普通精神科医生和法医精神科医生概述了在民事法医学领域工作的复杂性和挑战。内容涵盖专家证据、伦理、民事法医精神病学的核心概念以及报告撰写。结论 民事法医精神病学是法医精神病学的一个重要亚专业组成部分，需要特定的技能、知识以及协助法律机构确定精神科问题重要性的能力。
