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Ethics, Empathy, and Detached Concern in Forensic Psychiatry

Graham D. Glancy, Sumeeta Chatterjee and Daniel Miller
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2021, JAAPL.200106-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200106-20
Graham D. Glancy
Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sumeeta Chatterjee
Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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JAAPL.200106-20
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200106-20
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33771910

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  • Published online March 26, 2021.

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  1. Graham D. Glancy, MBChB,
  2. Sumeeta Chatterjee, MD and
  3. Daniel Miller, MPH
  1. Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  1. Address correspondence to: Graham Glancy MBChB. E-mail: graham.glancy{at}utoronto.ca.

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Graham D. Glancy, Sumeeta Chatterjee, Daniel Miller
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2021, JAAPL.200106-20; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200106-20

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2021, JAAPL.200106-20; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200106-20
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    • Contrasting Ethics Codes
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    • The Ethics Challenges of Empathy
    • Forensic and Therapeutic Practice
    • Re-Establishing a Solid Foundation
    • Questioning the Implied Schism
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