Memory: What we think the psychiatrist should know in a forensic context

TY - JOUR

T1 - Memory

T2 - What we think the psychiatrist should know in a forensic context

AU - Commane, Clodagh

AU - Kopelman, Michael D.

N1 - Funding Information: This work received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Publisher Copyright: © The Authors 2021.

PY - 2022/1/14

Y1 - 2022/1/14

N2 - This article offers a selective review of memory and of issues relevant for a psychiatrist thinking about memory in a forensic context. It considers the development of our knowledge of memory, some of the ways in which memory can be erroneous and some evidence that this fallibility may sometimes be overstated. It concludes with a section on good practice in psychiatric assessment and in medico-legal work, looking at memory assessment, malingering/exaggeration and guidance for expert witnesses.

AB - This article offers a selective review of memory and of issues relevant for a psychiatrist thinking about memory in a forensic context. It considers the development of our knowledge of memory, some of the ways in which memory can be erroneous and some evidence that this fallibility may sometimes be overstated. It concludes with a section on good practice in psychiatric assessment and in medico-legal work, looking at memory assessment, malingering/exaggeration and guidance for expert witnesses.

KW - Forensic mental health services

KW - memory

KW - memory and the law

KW - psychiatry and law

KW - psychological testing

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122313894&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1192/bja.2020.89

DO - 10.1192/bja.2020.89

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85122313894

SN - 2056-4678

VL - 28

SP - 21

EP - 32

JO - BJPsych Advances

JF - BJPsych Advances

IS - 1

ER -