Provides a succinct and structured account of core forensic psychiatry areas and other important legal issues, such as the legal system in India, ethical issues in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry interview, psychiatry in relation to civil and criminal law, report writing, court testimony.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: History of Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 2: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 3: Law and Psychiatry in India SECTION II: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP Chapter 4: Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Negligence Chapter 5: Consent and Capacity Assessment Chapter 6: Psychiatry Case Records and Right to Access Records SECTION III: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY EVALUATION Chapter 7: Approach to a Forensic Psychiatry Interview and Case Taking Chapter 8: Special Investigative Techniques in Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 10: Ethnicity, Culture and Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 11: Report Writing in Forensic Psychiatry: General Principles Chapter 12: Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness in Court Chapter 13: Malingering SECTION IV: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CIVIL LAW Chapter 14: Testamentary Capacity Chapter 15: Marriage and Divorce-related Issues with Regard to Mental Illnesses SECTION V: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 16: Courts in India and Judicial Process Chapter 17: Principles and Procedures of Trial of Cases in India Chapter 18: Role of Forensic Psychiatrist during Different Stages of Trial Chapter 19: Pretrial Assessment: Fitness for Interview by Police Chapter 20: During Trial Assessment: Fitness to Stand Trial Chapter 21: Prisoners with Mental Illness not Fit to Stand Trial Chapter 22: During Trial Assessments: Assessment for Insanity Defense SECTION VI: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE Chapter 23: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence Chapter 24: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse SECTION VII: LEGAL STATUTES OF RELEVANCE TO MENTAL HEALTH Chapter 25: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 Chapter 26: Legislation Related to Addiction Psychiatry in India Chapter 27: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 SECTION VIII: OTHER MEDICOLEGAL ISSUES OF RELEVANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Chapter 28: Human Rights of Persons with Mental Illness Chapter 29: Medicolegal Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 30: Violence, Crime and Mental Disorders Chapter 31: Homicide and Mental Disorders Chapter 32: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Victims of Domestic Violence Chapter 33: Medicolegal Responsibilities in Management of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness Chapter 34: Clinical Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Gender Dysphoria and Sex Reassignment Interventions Chapter 35: Legal Responsibility of Psychiatrist in Organ Transplantation Chapter 36: Childhood Bullying and Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 37: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatry Subspecialties Chapter 38: Euthanasia and Living Wills Chapter 39: Legal Issues Concerning Treatment of Foreign Nationals with Mental Health Problems Index