Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

Part I- General

The psychologist in family and child law

Methodology

Psychological testing

Childhood abuse and emotional harm

Understanding emotional harm

Childhood sexual abuse

Parental alienation

Understanding attachment

Understanding defence mechanisms

Maladaptive personality development

Psychological treatment

Part II-Disorders of childhood and adolescence

Common childhood disturbances

Emotional impairment and disorders

Adjustment difficulties

Mental retardation and learning difficulties

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)

Behavioural disorders

Eating disorders

Pervasive developmental disorders

Summary Part III- Adult mental health

Introduction

Stress related disorders

Anxiety based disorders

Affective disorders

Personality disorders

Psychosis

Substance related disorders

Impulse control disorders

Factitious disorders

Summary of adult disorders

Appendix I Some specimen instructions

Appendix II Psychometric tests and questionnaires

Bibliography

This new work, a companion volume to Adult Psychiatry in Family and Child Law, examines all relevant aspects of adult and child psychology in relation to family and child care law. Psychology deals with behaviour – and the behaviour of parents, other carers and children in relation to one another and the world at large has obvious interest to the courts which need to determine issues coming before them.

The book adopts a practical approach and explains psychological concepts, including the measurements employed, so that professionals working in this area can gain an informed understanding of the subject matter. Where there is an overlap between psychology and psychiatry, this is given further detailed consideration.

Psychology in Family and Child Law is essential reading for those professionals who need to identify psychological issues, instruct the relevant experts and evaluate psychological evidence when it is presented to them.