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Expert Psychiatric Evidence Keith Rix, FRCPsych RCPsych Publications Hardback, 320 pages ISBN: 978-1-908020-32-1 Price: £40
This book aims to cover the roles and responsibilities of the psychiatric expert witness. Following a warm forward by a British supreme court judge and a detailed list of statutes and legal cases there are 12 chapters. All chapters are relevant to psychiatrists who encounter various aspects of forensic psychiatry. The book provides data and is based on the author's long years of expertise. Chapter 10 may be of use only to British psychiatrists as it encompasses "Reports for the Channel Islands, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Scotland."
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