LAW-6127 LAW AND PSYCHIATRY
This course will familiarize you with issues that arise in both criminal and civil cases, involving the intersection of law and psychiatry. We will explore the medical and diagnostic aspects of psychiatric disorders, the legal consequences and definitions of such disorders and how lawyers use forensic experts to further the cause of their clients. Specific topics to be covered include the following: competency to stand trial, insanity defense, civil commitment, forced medication/right to refuse treatment, sexual offenses, domestic violence, prisoner rights related to mental health issues, death penalty, duty to protect and medical/psychiatric malpractice issues.