Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

This article explores an area of everyday practice in the mental health review field that involves significant tensions, not only for tribunal members making important decisions affecting the lives of people with a serious mental illness, but also...

This article focuses on children's capacity to exercise legal rights. It is argued that, undisturbed by the High Court's subsequent decision, the Family Court in B & B & Minister for Immigration and Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003]...

This article outlines the context and history of the development of the Court Education for Young Witnesses service for children who give evidence in the criminal court in New Zealand. A pilot programme in three courts was funded and implemented by...

Whether or not someone has the ability to look after his or her own financial affairs is one of the most common problems brought before courts and tribunals in Australia. At present, there is no agreed upon objective standard for assessing financial...

In this study we examined the influence of post-traumatic psychosocial variables on the pathogenesis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The referential framework of the study is based on the integration of the medical model of PTSD contained...

The potential prejudicial impact of graphic evidence of violence (GEV) on juror decision-making has evoked concerns for defendants' due process rights. One hundred and twenty eight student mock jurors were randomly allocated a murder trial summary...

Problematic Internet usage is currently leading to workplace reprimands and employee termination, and has also been used as a defence to criminal charges in the United States. This article discusses the concept of Internet addiction. There have been...

Section 29a of the New, Zealand Guardianship Act (1968) makes provision for a judge in the New Zealand Family Court to commission a specialist psychological report when considering the 'best interests' of a child. The purpose of such a report is to...

Mallard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 296 Polygraphy has a chequered and colourful history. In New South Wales its use in criminal investigations was outlawed by the Lie Detectors Act / 983 (NSW) after an attempt to introduce such evidence in a District...

Therapeutic jurisprudence has the potential to enhance sensitivity to the public health and mental health ramifications of both investigations and hearings in the disciplinary context. Its this article the authors explore the practical relevance of...