RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Commentary: Is Ethical Forensic Psychiatry an Oxymoron?
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 181
OP 184
VO 36
IS 2
A1 Dike, Charles C.
YR 2008
UL http://jaapl.org/content/36/2/181.abstract
AB The role of psychiatry in the legal arena is grossly misunderstood and even controversial. Some respected psychiatrists and members of the public have argued that the current state of the science of psychiatry is such that it has little to offer the legal system, and consequently, psychiatrists should be banned from the courts. Alan Stone's critique of forensic psychiatry 25 years ago is probably the most pointed. In this article, a summary of four different responses to Alan Stone's critique will be presented and analyzed.