The fields of psychiatry and child psychiatry are encumbered by numerous and complex relational
medicolegal and ethical dilemmas. This practical and clinically relevant book attempts to
bring clarity to complex clinical presentations through the integration of psychodynamic
family systems medicolegal and ethical perspectives. It recognizes that the intimate and
often difficult work with such complex cases requires consultation with multidimensional
experts to address psychodynamic family ethical and therapeutic issues. In the process the
author aims to foster the comfort and skill in dealing with these cases that is essential to
the personal and professional growth of the psychiatrist. It is further anticipated that the
book will assist in developing best practice standards for assessment and intervention in cases
of this nature.
