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 191-012 Psychiatry and Law

Note

Formerly available as 191-313/413. Students who have completed 191-313/413 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

To be advised

Prerequisites

37.5 points of Second/Third Year Criminology subjects for Third Year students. Admission to Criminology Honours for Fourth Year students.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Subject Description

This subject explores some areas of interaction between psychiatry and the law and seeks to identify the various facets of legal/medical discourse. It focuses on three areas: What is madness? How do we know this? What should we do about it? Specific topics will cover definitional problems, the different focus of law and psychiatry, civil commitment, de-institutionalisation, mental health legislation, rights of the mentally ill, care and containment in forensic psychiatry, the concept of criminal responsibility, syndrome evidence, diagnostic and treatment issues, concepts of dangerousness, the role of the expert witness and ethical issues.

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