vbid/9783030736286

Description

This book is intended for medical and mental health clinicians faced with the challenge of evaluating adolescents and adults in the�legal context who may have a�fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).�Luminaries in their respective fields, the contributors to this book offer a range of expertise and perspectives regarding the forensic investigation of FASD: medical, psychological, psychiatric, criminal defense, prosecution, and the judiciary.� The primary goal of the book is to provide medical and mental health clinicians with practical procedures that can be used in a variety of forensic and clinical settings. It includes protocols that have been used successfully in legal matters ranging from rights waiver and competency to capital murder and sexual offending. It�not only provides detailed�guidelines for interviewing birth mothers about the delicate topic of substance use during pregnancy but also�introduces a methodology that can be usedin the absence of exposure confirmation to arrive at a sound diagnostic conclusion through the process of differential diagnosis.�Taken as a whole, the methodological procedures described by the contributors to the book serve as �best practices� for comprehensive forensic mental health evaluation of potential FASD in juveniles and adult defendants as well as in victims.�Typham this is the title: Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Forensic Context A Manual for Mental Health Practice