For Forensic Mental Health Professionals

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-350
Author(s):  
Paul D. Lipsitt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Forensic Mental Health

scholarly journals What Are the Core Features of Psychopathy? A Prototypicality Analysis Using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Verschuere ◽  
Laura te Kaat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist ◽  
The Core ◽  
Forced Ranking ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist Revised ◽  
Discrimination Parameter ◽  
Core Features

What are the core features of psychopathy? Previous prototypicality analyses showed that many features were considered as highly prototypical. The authors extend this work by using forced ranking to grasp which features are most important. Forensic mental health professionals ranked the 20 Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) items on their importance to psychopathy. Affective-interpersonal features were judged to be of greater importance than behavioral–lifestyle features. The most important items were callous/lack of empathy, conning/manipulative, and lack of remorse or guilt, which were deemed more important than nearly all other PCL-R features. The prototypicality ranking of the 20 PCL-R items by the forensic mental health professionals showed strong overlap (r = .64 to .86) with psychometric indices of item importance (network centrality, item-total correlation, and item response theory discrimination parameter). Taken together, these findings clarify the relative importance of PCL-R features to psychopathy.

Quasi-Judicial Immunity for Forensic Mental Health Professionals in Court-Appointed Roles

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Kirkland ◽  
Kale E. Kirkland ◽  
Glen D. King ◽  
Guy J. Renfro
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Forensic Mental Health

Revealing the training on intellectual and developmental disabilities among forensic mental health professionals: a survey report

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Sarrett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Training Opportunities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the training forensic mental health professionals in the USA receive on intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Given the difficulties obtaining accurate prevalence rates of these disabilities in criminal justice settings, it is important to understand how these disabilities are being evaluated and the level of understanding about these disabilities evaluators hold. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was distributed to forensic mental health professionals in the USA that included questions on training opportunities in graduate education, post-graduate forensic training, and professional training opportunities. Participants were also asked about their current work, how they assess I/DD, and their estimates on the percentage of cases they see with I/DD. Findings Respondents reported some training that focused heavily on assessment methods. Most respondents estimated between 5 and 25 percent of their cases involving I/DD and reported using a wide range of assessment methods. Finally, many respondents reporting more training needed in this area. Practical implications More training is needed for forensic mental health professionals on identifying I/DD. Additionally, professional guidelines on what tools and methods to rely on to identify these disabilities is paramount to ensure homogeneity of methods and, thus, better estimates of overall prevalence in criminal justice settings. Originality/value This is the first assessment focused on how forensic mental health professionals are trained to identify I/DD and can be used to improve identification of I/DD in forensic settings.

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