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forensic psychiatry

American  

noun

  1. the use of psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law, as in determining legal insanity.


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That’s because the field of forensic psychiatry is still relatively young.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

Jill Colangelo, a visiting research affiliate at the University of Bern in the department of forensic psychiatry, is one of the experts trying to right the course.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2023

“You are putting me in a position where I have to ask, ‘Is this the sort of person that I can trust to teach medical students, residents, and forensic psychiatry fellows?’”

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2021

He was later ordered to submit to an evaluation by a forensic psychiatry center.

From Washington Times Oct. 29, 2019

"Fascinating insight into world of forensic psychiatry," tweeted Kathryn Stillman.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2016

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