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The designated forensic professional program: a state government-university partnership to improve forensic mental
R A Fein1, K L Appelbaum, R Barnum
1Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston 02114.
Journal of Mental Health Administration
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
As the law/mental health field has expanded and matured in the last 20 years, the sophistication required by mental health professionals in order to respond appropriately to legal questions has grown significantly. Courts and legislatures define a growing number of legal competencies. Judges and attorneys are more familiar with mental health law than they were 10 or 20 years ago.