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Author:   Thomas G. Gutheil (Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA) ,  Robert I. Simon
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Press Inc.
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.304kg
ISBN:  

9781585620074

ISBN 10:   1585620076
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction and Basics. The expert's task. Part II: Practical Matters. Practical aspects of the forensic examination. Boundary issues in case preparation with attorneys. Fee agreements and finances in forensic practice: theoretical and empirical dimensions. Part III: Problem Areas in Attorney-Expert Relations. Attorneys' pressure on the expert witness: early warning signs of pressure and empirical study of endangered honesty and objectivity. The phantom expert: use of the expert's name without consent, or alleged testimony as a legal strategy. Part IV: Forensic Countertransference. Issues in forensic countertransference: early warning signs of compromised distance and objectivity. Part V: Problems With Depositions and Trial Testimony. Personal questions on cross-examination: a pilot study of expert witness attitudes. Telling tales out of court: experts' disclosures about opposing experts. Effects of the Daubert case on preparing psychiatric/psychological testimony for court. Part VI: Ethical Issues. Some ethical dilemmas. Epilogue. Suggested readings. Index.

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<p> Gutheil and Simon's Mastering Forensic Psychiatric Practice , designed as a successor to The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness (APPI 1998) is a neat little handbook chock full of good advice gleaned from experience and expertise. -- Andrea Stolar, M.D., News for Women in Psychiatry , Spring '04

I found Mastering Forensic Psychiatric Practice: Advanced Strategies for the Expert Witness, by Gutheil and Simon, to be quite useful. The authors methodically outline and explain the various functions of the expert witness. They also provide helpful advice to psychology professionals, addressing such issues as model consent forms for evaluation, boundary issues with attorneys, and fee agreements in forensic practice. This book is a must for anyone starting in forensic practice. - David Lee Ph.D., Barnes & Noble.com, 2003

Gutheil and Simon's Mastering Forensic Psychiatric Practice , designed as a successor to The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness (APPI 1998) is a neat little handbook chock full of good advice gleaned from experience and expertise. -- Andrea Stolar, M.D., News for Women in Psychiatry , Spring '04

Author Information

Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Robert I. Simon, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.

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