Poker Face in Mental Health Practice ─ A Primer on Deception Analysis and Detection

Using insights from the world of professional poker, this portable 9x6" guide for mental health practitioners shows how poker 'tells,' such as body language, speech, and nonverbal communication, can be used as clues to detect a client's deception in the practice of mental health treatment. Authors Naimark, a psychiatrist and poker player, and Haroun, a psychiatrist, explain how to detect deception in the form of malingering by clients who want to avoid stiff jail sentences, receive disability benefits, or to gain placement in a psychiatric hospital rather than a prison. The book also covers cases where the client lies without any apparent benefit and explains how to distinguishing lying from delusions. The book will be relevant for those doing forensic mental health evaluations and those who provide correctional mental health treatment. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)