As culturally relevant psychiatry becomes common practice, the need for competent and
culturally relevant forensic psychiatry comes to the forefront. This volume, written by one …

Even as forensic psychiatrists have increasingly contemplated the role of culture in forensic
psychiatry, practical cultural evaluations remain an under-theorized area with scant …

Members of a multicultural society must all be subject to the same equitable system of
justice. However, culture exerts profound influences on human behavior, and cultural …

In forensic psychiatry, there is increasing recognition of the importance of culture and
ethnicity in the criminal justice process as the population becomes more culturally diverse …

Given the increased cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic diversity of individuals
undergoing legal proceedings, forensic mental health professionals around the world are …

Objective: Forensic psychiatry was officially recognized as a subspecialty by the American
Board of Medical Specialties in the 1990's. In 1994, the American Board of Psychiatry and …

Objective: State of Washington v. Sisouvanh (2012) was the first case in which an appellate
court asserted the need for cultural competence in competency-to-stand-trial evaluations. A …

Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the'mad'from the'bad', but are its
values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over …

Objective: Individuals with minoritized identities are overrepresented in legal system
contexts; thus, forensic mental health professionals conduct evaluations of examinees with a …

Cultural factors play a very important role in the way psychiatric symptoms are presented to
clinicians and how clinicians deal with them. This book offers practical advice on the topic for …