Liability for the Psychiatrist Expert Witness
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 159 (11) , 1819-1825
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1819
Abstract
Objective: An increasing number of gen- eral psychiatrists are acting as expert wit- nesses in the legal system. The purpose of this article is to help psychiatrists who are interested in doing forensic work by in- forming them of the risks entailed. Method: The author reviews the medical and legal literature about expert witness immunity.Keywords
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