Cook S C
Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1996 Spring(69):15-24. doi: 10.1002/yd.23319960104.
This brief chapter has been written as an overview of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry. An attempt was made to briefly and simply summarize several topics. At the end of the chapter, the interested reader will find additional sources to pursue areas of interest in depth. Many important issues were not addressed, including aggression, homicide, the child as witness, countertransference issues, lesbian mothers and gay fathers, and dual-agency conflicts, among others. These and other issues are beyond the scope of this brief chapter, but nonetheless, important issues in forensic child and adolescent psychiatry. Forensic child and adolescent psychiatry is not for everyone. Those interested in working in the field will find it challenging. Beginners are urged to seek consultation from more experienced colleagues and the inexperienced practitioners will find consultation helpful. Although some may wish to avoid the forensic arena completely, those of us who work in the field find it rewarding.
本章旨在对儿童及青少年法医精神病学进行概述。文中尝试对若干主题进行简要概括。在本章结尾，感兴趣的读者可以找到更多资料，以便深入探究感兴趣的领域。许多重要问题未被涉及，包括攻击行为、杀人、儿童证人、反移情问题、女同性恋母亲和男同性恋父亲以及双重代理冲突等。这些及其他问题超出了本章的范围，但它们仍是法医儿童及青少年精神病学中的重要问题。法医儿童及青少年精神病学并非适合所有人。对该领域工作感兴趣的人会发现它具有挑战性。建议初学者向经验更丰富的同事寻求咨询，缺乏经验的从业者会发现咨询很有帮助。尽管有些人可能希望完全避开法医领域，但我们这些从事该领域工作的人觉得它很有意义。
