PSYC 379 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Forensic Psychology, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Mental Disorder
16 Feb 2016
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379 week 9 mental health issues in the. Although many of the activities of the clinical forensic psychologist that we have discussed so far don"t really resemble those of other clinical psychologists, they still bring their expertise in mental health to the forensic system. Despite the focus on risk prediction and management in clinical forensic psychology, typical mental health issues such as depression and anxiety present in forensic settings as well. These are of interest both in terms of offenders" quality of life (although admittedly this isn"t always the primary concern) but some mental health issues may also increase risk of violence and offending. We won"t spend a lot of time on mental health issues since this is covered in detail in general clinical training; clinical forensic psychologists are trained first as clinical psychologists and then receive additional forensic training. However, there are some special considerations regarding mental health issues in the forensic system.
