International Cases in Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

This is a collection of powerful chapters by eminent forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who write about mental health issues they face and what they are doing about it. The course helps students to get a deeper understanding of the disturbed human psyche to help build a solution to the problem of understanding mental illness within the criminal justice system.

The aim of this course is to gain a more thorough understanding of the role of forensic psychology and psychiatry in the criminal justice system. This course is based on chapters from "Shrunk, Crime and Disorders of the Mind," a book in the Durvile True Cases series that bridges the law and mental health, written by forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. The majority of contributors to these courses deal with Canadian court cases, but there are four stories from international stories. Dr. Christianson deals with a Swedish case of psychopathy, Dr. Jack White writes on the Australian "bodies in a barrel" case, Dr. Louise Olivier writes about a case of a South African battered wife, and Dr. Donald Dutton writes about an American case of folie á deux.

In each case, we examine the accused's mental state in the lead-up and aftermath of their crimes. These international cases show the importance of the mental health of people who committed a crime is important and should be investigated thoroughly.

This program contains 2 hours of professionalism content.