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Forensic Psychiatrist
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Forensic psychiatry — is a subspecialty of psychiatry. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry. Some practitioners of forensic psychiatry have taken extra training in that specific area. In the United States, one year fellowships are offered in this… … Wikipedia
forensic psychiatry — n the application of psychiatry in courts of law (as for the determination of criminal responsibility or liability to commitment for insanity) forensic psychiatrist n * * * psychiatry that deals with the legal aspects of mental disorders … Medical dictionary
forensic — [[t]fəre̱nsɪk[/t]] forensics 1) ADJ: ADJ n Forensic is used to describe the work of scientists who examine evidence in order to help the police solve crimes. They were convicted on forensic evidence alone... Forensic experts searched the area for … English dictionary
Forensic psychotherapy — is the application of psychological knowledge to the treatment of mentally disordered or mentally ill patients, sometimes as the result of a court order, who commit violent or destructive acts against others, though sometimes they might harm… … Wikipedia
Psychiatrist — For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). Psychiatrist Occupation Names Psychiatrist, Alienist (archaic) Activity sectors Medicine > Psychiatry … Wikipedia
Psychiatrist — A physician (an M.D.) who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. Psychiatrists must receive additional training and serve a supervised residency in their specialty. They may also have additional training in a… … Medical dictionary
psychiatrist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ leading, senior, top ▪ a leading child psychiatrist ▪ practising/practicing ▪ consultant (esp. BrE), research … Collocations dictionary
forensic — adj. Forensic is used with these nouns: ↑biologist, ↑evidence, ↑examination, ↑laboratory, ↑medicine, ↑pathologist, ↑psychiatrist, ↑psychiatry, ↑psychologist, ↑science, ↑scien … Collocations dictionary
John Macdonald (psychiatrist) — John Marshall Macdonald (November 7, 1920 in Dunedin, New Zealand December 16, 2007) was a forensic psychiatrist most renowned for his discovery of the Macdonald triad of sociopathic traits and his profiling of serial killers. He published… … Wikipedia
American Academy of Forensic Sciences — The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is a professional society for people in all areas of forensics. For nearly sixty years, the AAFS has served a distinguished and diverse membership. Its nearly 6,000 members are divided into ten… … Wikipedia
