TY - JOUR T1 - "The whole truth" versus "the admissible truth": an ethics dilemma for expert witnesses JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 422 LP - 427 VL - 31 IS - 4 AU - TG Gutheil AU - M Hauser AU - MS White AU - G Spruiell AU - LH Strasburger Y1 - 2003/12/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/31/4/422.abstract N2 - The expert witness testifies under oath to tell "the whole truth," yet certain aspects of the legal system itself make this ideal difficult or impossible. The authors present both a philosophical and a practical discussion of the challenges for the expert in attaining this goal. After review of oaths in general and truth-telling in particular, real-life examples are provided to examine the vicissitudes of the whole truth in court. Recommendations are provided for experts, to preserve the truth in the adversary system. ER -