Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry

400 Pages·2002·3.36 MB·English

by  Diane H. Schetky

Principles and Practice of
Child and Adolescent
Forensic Psychiatry
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Principles and Practice of
Child and Adolescent
Forensic Psychiatry
Edited by
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
Washington, DC
London, England
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Principles and practice of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry / edited by Diane H. Schetky,
Elissa P. Benedek. – 1st. ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-88048-956-1 (alk. paper)
1. Forensic psychiatry. 2. Child psychiatry. 3. Adolescent psychiatry. I. Schetky,
Diane H., 1940– II. Benedek, Elissa P.
[DNLM: 1. Forensic Psychiatry. 2. Child Abuse. 3. Child Custody. 4. Child Welfare. 5.
Commitment of Mentally Ill. 6. Juvenile Delinquency. 7. Violence. W 740 P9575 2002]
RA1151.P6736 2002
614´.1–dc21
2001041367
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Contents
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Foreword: A Voyage of Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D.
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
PART I Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 History of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
2 Introduction to the Legal System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Melvin J. Guyer, J.D., Ph.D.
Robert J. Levy, J.D.
3 Forensic Ethics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
4 Introduction to Forensic Evaluations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
5 Testifying: The Expert WitnessinCourt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
6 Psychological Testing in Child and Adolescent Forensic Evaluations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Charles R. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
7 Vicarious Traumatization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Angela M. Hegarty, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.
PART II Child Custody. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8 Child Custody Evaluations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Stephen P. Herman, M.D.
9 Parenting Assessment in CasesofNeglect and Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Richard Barnum, M.D.
10 Foster Care and Adoption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Saul Wasserman, M.D.
Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D.
Steven Nickman, M.D.
11 Termination of Parental Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
12 Transracial and Transcultural Adoption in the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Donna M. Norris, M.D.
Yvonne B. Ferguson, M.D., M.P.H.
PART III Child Abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
13 Developmental Aspects of MemoryinChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
14 Reliability and Suggestibility of Children’s Statements: From Science to Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Maggie Bruck, Ph.D.
Stephen J. Ceci, Ph.D.
15 Interviewing Children for SuspectedSexual Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Kathleen M. Quinn, M.D.
16 Forensic Issues in Munchausen by Proxy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Herbert A. Schreier, M.D.
17 Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Sexual Harassment in School-Age Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
18 Children and Pornography: Old Problems, New Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
Catherine F. Brown, Ed.M.
PART IV Youth Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
19 Neurodevelopmental Impact of Violence in Childhood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
20 Domestic Abuse as a Risk FactorforChildren and Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Leah J. Dickstein, M.D.
21 Effects of Witnessing Violence on Children and Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, M.D.
22 Children’s Access to Weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Peter Ash, M.D.
23 Risk Assessment of Violence in Youths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
24 Prevention of Youth Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Dewey G. Cornell, Ph.D.
PART V Juvenile Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
25 Overview of Juvenile Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Carl P. Malmquist, M.D., M.S.
26 Assessment and Treatment of JuvenileOffenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Debra K. DePrato, M.D.
Jill Hayes Hammer, Ph.D.
27 Sexually Aggressive Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Jon A. Shaw, M.D.
28 Juvenile Waivers to Adult Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Charles L. Scott, M.D.
29 State-of-Mind Assessments: Competency and Criminal Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
C. J. Voigt, M.D.
Diane E. Heisel, M.D.
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
PART VI Legal Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
30 Legal Issues in the TreatmentofMinors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
JoAnn Macbeth, J.D.
31 Psychiatric Commitment of Childrenand Adolescents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Paul M. Brinich, Ph.D.
Marc Amaya, M.D.
W. V. Burlingame, Ph.D.
32 Legal Aspects of Mental Retardation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
James C. Harris, M.D.
33 Psychic Trauma and Civil Litigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Diane H. Schetky, M.D.
Melvin J. Guyer, J.D., Ph.D.
34 Forensic Telepsychiatry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
Philip Merideth, M.D., J.D.
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
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Contributors
Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, M.D. W.V. Burlingame, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pe- Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, Universi-
diatrics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Common- ty of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Assistant Consulting
wealth University, Richmond, Virginia Professor of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychi-
atry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham,
Marc Amaya, M.D.
North Carolina
Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, Stephen J. Ceci, Ph.D.
North Carolina; Clinical Associate Professor, Depart- Helen L. Carr Professor of Developmental Psychology,
ment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Department of Human Development and Family Stud-
Chapel Hill ies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Peter Ash, M.D. Beth K. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Be- Private Practice, Forensic Psychology, Ann Arbor, Mich-
havioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia igan
Richard Barnum, M.D. Charles R. Clark, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Director, Boston Juvenile Court Clinic; Assistant Clinical Private Practice, Forensic Psychology, Ann Arbor, Mich-
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, igan
Massachusetts
Dewey G. Cornell, Ph.D.
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D. Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Education, Curry
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottes-
Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan ville, Virginia; Director, Virginia Youth Violence Project,
Charlottesville, Virginia
Paul M. Brinich, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psy- Debra K. DePrato, M.D.
chiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; As- Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health and Preven-
sociate Consulting Professor of Medical Psychology, tive Medicine; Chief, Section of Forensic Medicine; Pro-
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, gram Director, Louisiana State University Health
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Sciences Center Juvenile Corrections Program, Louisiana
State University Health Sciences Center, School of
Catherine F. Brown, Ed.M.
Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Executive Editor, Psychiatric News (Newspaper of the
American Psychiatric Association), Washington, D.C. Leah J. Dickstein, M.D.
Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Affairs; Di-
Maggie Bruck, Ph.D.
rector, Division of Attitudinal and Behavioral Medicine,
Associate Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Asso-
Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
ciate Dean for Faculty and Student Advocacy, University
Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore,
of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Maryland
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