Abstract

This special issue is dedicated to the potential role of neuroscience in forensic psychiatry and psychology. Although neuroscientific insights are increasingly incorporated in clinical practice, they received less attention in forensic mental healthcare and in the forensic mental health literature. In the last decade there has been an increased interest in using neuroscientific knowledge in the assessment and treatment of psychopathology related to antisocial and violent behavior. Consequently, neuroscientific methods may, for example, be used in detecting psychiatric problems in defendants, one of the topics covered by the scientific field of neurolaw. This current article introduces this special issue by providing an introduction to the neurobiology of antisocial and criminal behavior and will set off discussing how neuroscientific insights may be used in forensic clinical practice.

摘要

本期专刊致力于神经科学在法医精神病学和心理学中的潜在作用。尽管神经科学的见解越来越多地被纳入临床实践，但在法医精神保健和法医精神健康文献中它们的关注较少。在过去的十年中，人们越来越有兴趣使用神经科学知识来评估和治疗与反社会和暴力行为有关的心理病理学。因此，例如，神经科学方法可用于检测被告人的精神病问题，这是神经法科学领域涵盖的主题之一。本文通过介绍反社会和犯罪行为的神经生物学来介绍这一特殊问题，并将开始讨论如何将神经科学见解用于法医临床实践。