Description
Handbook of Legal and Forensic Medicine for Medical Students
Book Summary
This manual provides a comprehensive and updated guide for the study of legal and forensic medicine, designed specifically for students of medicine and other biomedical disciplines. The work integrates theoretical foundations with practice, structuring its content into six key sections that range from medical law to forensic psychiatry. With a didactic approach, it includes self-assessments and updated practical cases that facilitate learning and preparation for professional practice.
What is it about?
The book develops essential knowledge of legal and forensic medicine through six thematic sections: Medical Law, Occupational Medicine, Clinical Forensic Medicine, Forensic Thanatology, Forensic Toxicology, and Forensic Psychiatry. The work has been updated to reflect recent legislative reforms that directly impact daily clinical practice. In addition, it incorporates a new chapter on medical-legal issues in psychiatry, expanding the scope of the work. Each chapter includes self-assessment tools and practical cases with questions, designed to reinforce study and content review.
Main Topics
- Medical law and professional liability
- Occupational medicine and labor expert reports
- Clinical forensic medicine and assessment of bodily injury
- Forensic thanatology and the study of death
- Forensic toxicology and substance analysis
- Forensic psychiatry and assessment of mental capacity
Who is it recommended for?
This manual is primarily aimed at medical students taking the Legal and Forensic Medicine course. It is also highly useful for students of other biomedical disciplines, such as nursing or criminology, as well as for healthcare professionals who wish to update their knowledge in this specialty.
What this book offers
- Provides a complete and updated view of legal and forensic medicine, integrating theory and practice.
- Facilitates study through self-assessments and practical cases that allow the application of acquired knowledge.
- Offers updated content with the latest legislative reforms affecting daily clinical practice.
- Includes a new chapter on forensic psychiatry, addressing an area of growing relevance.
- Serves as a reference text backed by previous editions, both for learning and professional consultation.
Technical Data
- Author: MENENDEZ DE LUCAS, J A
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: MEDICINE, FORENSIC MEDICINE
- Collection: MEDICINE
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: May 2025
- Weight: 1000 g
Editorial Review
This manual is consolidated as a rigorous and practical study tool for those starting in legal and forensic medicine. Its didactic structure, with self-assessments and practical cases, facilitates the assimilation of complex concepts, while the legislative updates and the new chapter on forensic psychiatry keep it up to date in a constantly evolving field. It is a highly recommended work both for students seeking to pass the subject and for professionals who need a reliable reference resource.