LAW-6127 LAW AND PSYCHIATRY
This multi-disciplinary course will focus on both the medical and diagnostic aspects of psychiatric disorders and the legal issues that arise in both civil and criminal cases. Some of the topics to be covered include the following: competency to stand trial, insanity defense, civil commitment, forced medication/right to refuse treatment, examination and cross-examination of psychological and psychiatric experts, sexual offenses, domestic violence, prisoner rights related to mental health issues, risk violence assessment, death penalty, duty to protect and medical/psychiatric malpractice issues. Students will be introduced to the key cases dealing with the above topics and articles written by notable forensic psychiatrists and social scientists.