Accountability for Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists in U.S. Intelligence Settings

[摘要] cultureforensic psychiatryforensic psychologybioethicsnational securityGuantanamoOne approach to the cultural analysis of forensic mental health systems is to analyze how societies establish professional standards to evaluate medicolegal questions.1 This approach draws on themes within the sociomedical sciences such as the work of lawyers and psychiatrists in making interpretations about human functioning2 and the authoritative position of the law in defining socially normal and abnormal behaviors.3 In DSM-5, the Cross-Cultural Issues Subgroup has defined culture as: “Systems of knowledge, concepts, rules, and practices that are learned and transmitted across generations. Culture includes language, religion and spirituality, family structures, life-cycle stages, ceremonial rituals, and customs, as well as moral and legal systems” (Ref. 4, p 749). Therefore, examining contestations over legal standards can reveal which forms of knowledge, concepts, rules, and practices prevail in adversarial systems where defense and prosecution teams compete to establish rules of evidence.

[学科分类] 儿科学

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