Psychiatry and the Law: Changing the System Through Changing the Training
Abstract
The development of a more useful relationship between psychiatry and the law depends upon mutual understanding and solution of common problems. Present training in law for psychiatrists emphasizes acceptance of the status quo. The authors propose a new training approach involving both disciplines that would emphasize interactional problems and practical methods for bringing about change, thus improving the present system.
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