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10 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1982)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych10 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING 1982 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRYAND LAW I Notes on Contributors 3 Editors' Page Ethical Issues in the Practice of Forensic Psychiatry 7 The past decade has seen an increasing interest in the ethical issues involved in forensic psychiatry. A panel of psychiatrists and philosophers explores some of the more important ones. MARY ELLEN WAITHE, A.B.D. JONAS R. RAPPEPORT, M.D. HENRY C. WEINSTEIN, LL.B., LL.M., M.D. AND BERNARD BAUMRIM, PH.D., J.D. The Adequacy of Commitment Evaluations Performed by Psychi- atric and Non-Psychiatric Physicians 45 Psychiatrists have often been criticized for allegedly misdiagnosing mental conditions of patients in the commitment process. This study presents a rebuttal to such allegations. ROBERT D. MILLER, M.D., PH.D. AND PAUL B. FIDDLEMAN, PH.D. The Role of Law School in Balancing a Lawyer's Personal and Professional Life 57 Should psychiatry be taught in law school? This and other issues of interest to lawyers and psychiatrists are explored by the author. PROFESSOR LAWRENCE DUBIN The Least Restrictive Alternative to Involuntary Hospitalization, Outpatient Commitment: Its Use and Effectiveness 81 Is outpatient treatment a viable alternative to involuntary hospital- ization of mental patients? This study strongly suggests that it is. VIRGINIA ALDIGE HIDAY, PH.D. AND JUDGE RODNEY R. GOODMAN Book Section: Essays and Reviews 97 Conscience and Convenience: The Asylum and its Alternatives in Progressive America, by David J. Rothman, reviewed by John C. Burnham, Ph.D.

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