Foreword vii
Preface xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 CRIMINAL MATTERS 1
1 Competence to Stand Trial 3
Kathleen P. Stafford and Robert L. Sadoff
2 Competency to Waive Miranda Rights 25
Elliot L. Atkins and Kenneth J. Weiss
3 Sentencing 49
Elliot L. Atkins and Clarence Watson
4 Competency Restoration 79
Steven E. Samuel and Timothy J. Michals
5 Sex Offender Evaluations 97
Philip H. Witt, Frank M. Dattilio, and John M. W. Bradford
6 Criminal Responsibility 121
Robert L. Sadoff and Frank M. Dattilio
7 Capital Litigation: Special Considerations 145
Alan M. Goldstein and Harold J. Bursztajn
8 Diminished Capacity in Federal Sentencing 171
Gerald Cooke and Henry R. Bleier
9 Testimonial Capacity 187
Randy K. Otto, Robert L. Sadoff, and Amanda M. Fanniff
10 Postconviction Proceedings 205
Aderonke Oguntoye and Eric Y. Drogin
11 Juvenile Delinquency and Decertification 227
Frank M. Dattilio and Laurentine Fromm
12 Addictions 255
Curtis L. Barrett and Richard F. Limoges
PART 2 CIVIL MATTERS 275
13 Personal Injury: The Independent Medical Examination in Psychology and Psychiatry 277
Laurence Miller, Robert L. Sadoff, and Frank M. Dattilio
14 Employment Discrimination and Harassment 303
Liza H. Gold and William J. Stejskal
15 Structural and Clinical Assessment of Risk of Violence 335
Kenneth Tardiff and Dawn M. Hughes
16 Child Abuse and Neglect 361
Gillian Blair and Annie G. Steinberg
17 Abuse and Neglect of Adults 391
Carla Rodgers and Mark Siegert
18 Education and Habilitation 417
Mark J. Hauser, Robert F. Putnam, and Gregory I. Young
19 Child Custody and Parental Fitness 433
Gerald Cooke and Donna M. Norris
20 Americans With Disabilities Act Evaluations 459
Lisa Drago Piechowski and Urrooj Rehman
21 Civil Commitment 479
David F. Mrad and Clarence Watson
22 Competency to Consent to Treatment 503
Nicole Foubister and Mary Connell
23 Guardianship 521
Eric Y. Drogin and Thomas G. Gutheil
24 Psychiatric and Psychological Malpractice 543
Eric Y. Drogin and Donald J. Meyer
25 Fitness for Duty 571
Lisa Drago Piechowski and Albert M. Drukteinis
26 Psychological Autopsy 593
Frank M. Dattilio and Robert L. Sadoff
PART 3 FORENSIC PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS 613
27 Developing and Operating a Forensic Practice 615
Stanley L. Brodsky and William H. Reid
28 Interstate Practice 649
Robert L. Sadoff and Frank M. Dattilio
29 Conceptualization and Assessment of Malingering 659
Richard Rogers and Robert P. Granacher, Jr.
30 Transcultural Considerations 679
Seema Garg, Frank M. Dattilio, and Pietro Miazzo
Appendix A Scientific Glossary 697
Appendix B Legal Glossary 727
Appendix C Compendium of Cited Psychological Tests 745
Appendix D Sample Reports 751
Psychiatric Evaluation-Juvenile Decertification 751
Psychological Evaluation-Juvenile Decertification 758
Preliminary Report on Psychology Board Complaint by Ms. B Against A, PhD 777
Author Index 789
Subject Index 797