Practical approaches to forensic mental health testimony
By: Thomas G. Gutheil, Frank M. Dattilio.
Contributors: Dattilio, Frank M.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780781772136
Subjects: Forensic psychiatry; Expert Testimony -- methods; Forensic Psychiatry; Interprofessional Relations; Lawyers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Presentation of psychiatric/psychological expert witness testimony; title: The question of bias for expert witnesses; title: Cross examination and other perils; title: Limits on testimony; title: Narcissistic obstacles to objective testimony; title: The problem of late withdrawal; title: Paraforensic issues; title: The attorney-expert relationship; title: The problem of attorney coaching; title: Empirical studies of the attorney-expert relationship; title: Special problems for experts.