Evidence-Based Practices Applied to Forensic Psychiatry: Introduction to Special Issue
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become widely established in many branches of medicine, including psychiatry. In this article, I argue that it is incumbent upon a forensic psychiatrist to examine this concept following a trend in legal decisions that increasingly demand that we based our opinion on a scientific foundation. I will briefly discuss the shortcomings of EBP and how they have been addressed in more recent commentary. I will introduce a number of articles that suggest that we are at a stage where the principles of EBP can be applied to many aspects of forensic psychiatry. [Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 8:1–4 (2008)]
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