RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Attorneys' pressures on the expert witness: early warning signs of endangered honesty, objectivity, and fair compensation
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 546
OP 553
VO 27
IS 4
A1 TG Gutheil
A1 RI Simon
YR 1999
UL http://jaapl.org/content/27/4/546.abstract
AB While most attorneys practice ethically and treat their retained experts fairly, there are a few that do otherwise. The authors describe "early warning signs" of the likelihood that the attorneys attempting to retain the psychiatric expert witness may compromise the expert's honesty and striving for objectivity. Experts themselves may have certain vulnerabilities that interfere with their ability to detect those early warning signs. Recommendations for the expert are offered.