Psychiatric diagnosis in legal settings
South African Journal of Psychiatry
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Psychiatric diagnosis in legal settings | |
| Creator | Allan, Alfred | |
| Description | When asked to give a diagnosis in legal settings practitioners should be mindful of the tentative nature of psychiatric diag- noses and that courts require that such a diagnosis must have scientific credibility. South African courts are not explicit about the test they will apply to determine whether a diagno- sis is scientifically credible, but some guidance can be found in United States case law. This paper examines these criteria with reference to the disorders included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2005-12-01 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v11i2.100 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 11, No 2 (2005); 4 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
| Language | eng | |
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