Evaluations of competence to stand trial (CST) are the most common type of criminal
forensic evaluation conducted, and courts tend to defer to clinician opinions regarding a …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

This document is intended as a review of legal and psychiatric factors to give practical
guidance and assistance in the performance of competence to stand trial evaluations. This …

This article reviews and evaluates publications during 2001–2010 with relevance for
assessments of competence to stand trial, referred to in this article as adjudicative …

The agreement rate between mental health professionals' opinions and court determinations
of competency to stand trial is typically above 90%. Scant research has been conducted …

US courts frequently require forensic examiners to offer opinions concerning the likelihood
that criminal defendants found incompetent to stand trial can have their competence …

Integrating research, cases, examples, and theory for a well-rounded perspective, Forensic
Psychology: Research, Clinical Practice, and Applications provides readers with an in-depth …

Previous research has investigated the characteristics of competent and incompetent
defendants and restorable and nonrestorable defendants. However, less is known about the …

While a vast amount of research has focused on the evaluation of competency to stand trial,
there is a relative dearth of research on competency restoration. Only recently have …

Cognitive remediation has proven efficacy for improving neurocognition in people with
schizophrenia. The current study evaluated the benefits of cognitive remediation on …