A practical and accessible guide to the relationship between psychiatry and the complexities of the legal world...updated to cover new theories and legal cases which can affect practitioners.

Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law

Gutheil, Thomas G., M.D.

Appelbaum, Paul S.

Criminal Law

Williams Wilkins

A practical hands-on guide to testifying in court on mental health issues, this text offers a vital tool for the novice as well as the most seasoned practitioner. Prepared by two of the field's leading scholars and practitioners, this original work cuts through dense forensic mental health theory and addresses the actual, concrete approaches to ethical and effective testimony that experts need in court. Rich in multiple examples of courtroom dialogue, direct and cross examination, collaboration with attorneys, and the craft of effective testimony, this text describes the common pitfalls and various traps that experts so frequently encounter and tells you how to avoid them. Strategies and techniques are clearly illustrated and arm readers with exactly what they need to be successful in their testimony. This book is a must-read for anyone serious about excelling in court.

Practical Approaches to Forensic Mental Health Testimony

Medical Books

Dattilio, Frank M.

Medicine

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

For some practicing psychiatrists, the prospect of going to court is as welcome an idea as surgery without anesthesia. Every psychiatrist has heard colleagues' lurid tales of their appearances in court -- whether as defendants or as an expert witnesses -- where merciless lawyers dissected their testimony in public, leaving their professional reputation in tatters. Unfortunately, court appearances are becoming a fact of life in today's litigious society. Knowledge and preparation are necessary to prevent court proceedings from damaging your reputation.
The Psychiatrist in Court: A Survival Guide will help you navigate the dangers lurking beneath the surface of the courtroom appearance. To lessen your dread and quell your fears about this stressful situation, this book succinctly illustrates the basics of the legal process, including the setting, the assumptions, the personnel, and the issues and techniques involved. Drawing on his internationally recognized expertise as a forensic psychiatrist and expert witness, Dr. Thomas Gutheil describes the legal process step by step from the subpoena and deposition to the actual trial and describes the surprises and pitfalls that lay in your path. He outlines different approaches to testifying on the witness stand and discusses the various roles a psychiatrist may play in court procedure. 
Mixing humor and a cheerful informality, Dr. Gutheil uses examples drawn from hundreds of actual cases and countless consultations with colleagues to show you how to deal with the legal system successfully.
Practical, readable, and supportive, The Psychiatrist in Court: A Survival Guide contains all the hands-on tips you will need to face your courtroom appearance with confidence and aplomb. Because knowledge and preparation are the keys to a successful trial experience, this book is a guide that you cannot be without.

The Psychiatrist in Court: A Survival Guide

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Designed as the conceptual successor to The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness, this book takes the subject to the next level. The authors, two of the leading forensic practitioners in the field, draw on both their own extensive experience and empirical research to provide vital information on the exciting and growing field of forensic psychiatry. Covering such topics as attorney-expert relations, the pitfalls of cross-examination, and forensic countertransference, this book is certain to become an essential reference in the field.
Once based largely on anecdotal material and thus considered mystifying and idiosyncratic, forensic psychiatry has come into its own as an exciting and uniquely rewarding specialty. This groundbreaking work, designed as the conceptual successor to The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness (American Psychiatric Publishing 1998), discusses work in subject areas thatdespite extensive ad hoc discussions in professional forumshave until now lacked systematic exploration. Here, two leading forensic practitioners present the first truly comprehensive overview of previously unavailable data from actual forensic practice. Focusing on the privately retained practitioner within the civil context of Americas legal system, this incomparable reference examines forensic practice from basics to trial: 
<ul>? Case preparation, including the various roles of the psychiatric expert witness as consultant, business person, teacher, advocate, witness, and performer; boundary issues; the theoretical and empirical dimensions of fee agreements and finances, including model fee agreement guidelines? Attorney-expert relations (a topic once considered taboo), including attorney pressures on the expert witness, the early warning signs and empirical study of endangered honesty and objectivity (featuring a model consent form for forensic examinations), and the phantom expert, which discusses the use of the experts name without consent, or alleged testimony as a legal strategy? Pitfalls of cross-examination, such as personal questions, experts disclosures about opposing experts, and the effect of the Daubert case, which established a benchmark for admissibility of expert witness testimony in preparing psychiatric/psychological testimony for court? Forensic countertransference, with topics such as the early warning signs of compromised distance and objectivity, including case examples of how to handle overimmersion or secondary posttraumatic stress syndrome and how to maintain credibility in the face of intrusive personal questions from opposing attorneys? Extensively annotated and indexed, this unique volume also features vignettes of real-life ethical dilemmas that defy clear resolution, such as the misuse of research funds, sexual misconduct, and malpractice. </ul>
Intended to foster and improve the dialogue and understanding between clinical and legal professionals, this volume is written for both expert forensic psychiatrists and the attorneys who work with them. This in-depth book is certain to raise the standards of forensic practice and become an essential reference in this complex and uniquely challenging field.

Mastering Forensic Psychiatric Practice: Advanced Strategies for the Expert Witness

Simon, Robert I.

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