The Psychiatrist in Court: A Survival Guide

Author:   Thomas G. Gutheil
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
ISBN:  

9780880487641


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Thomas G. Gutheil
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Press Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780880487641


ISBN 10:   088048764
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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Introduction. The courtroom as foreign country. Some notes on the malpractice situation. The personnel of the courtroom. Types of witnesses. Depositions and how to survive them. The trial itself. Writing for court. Specific roles for the psychiatrist in court. Epilogue. Suggested Readings. Appendix: Wearing two hats. Index.

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The general psychiatrist need only read The Psychiatrist in Court, It is indeed a survival guide, taking the reader through every phase of court involvement. Dr. Gutheil writes with humor and compassion, yet with a keen explanation of the intricacies of the 'game, ' so that the reader cannot help but become a competent and comfortable witness. Everything a psychiatrist needs to know in this respect, including personnel and procedures of the courtroom, depositions, the trial itself and errors and pitfalls, are clearly presented.... When I say that notwithstanding my 40 years of experience as an expert witness I have learned much from these two books, it should be readily apparent that Dr. Gutheil has a great deal to say of inestimable value to both the non-forensic psychiatrist and the forensic psychiatrist. - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law


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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 the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. His textbook, Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law, co-authored with Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D., received the Manfred S. Guttmacher award as the outstanding contribution to the forensic psychiatry literature. He is also the recipient of Le Prix Pinel awarded by the International Academy of Law and Mental Health for outstanding contributions to teaching and research in the forensic realm. He was 1995 Teacher of the Year, elected at the United States Psychiatric Congress. He received the Seymour Pollock Award from the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law for outstanding contributions to the teaching of forensic psychiatry.

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