Cultural Competence in Forensic Mental Health: A Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Attorneys

Tseng, Daryl Matthews, and Todd S. Elwyn (all psychiatry, U. of Hawaii) are specialists respectively in cultural psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and law. They offer professionals in mental health and law a framework addressing the cultural aspects of mental health. Among the topics are general cultural issues in forensic psychiatric assessment, cultural aspects of psychiatric disorders in the forensic context, and cultural considerations of the legal regulation of psychiatry and medical practice. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)