PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robert D. Miller
TI  - Professional versus Personal Ethics: Methods for System Reform?
DP  - 1992 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 163--177
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/20/2/163.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/20/2/163.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1992 Jun 01; 20
AB  - It has been suggested that changes in, and more vigorous enforcement of, professional ethical codes might lead to significant improvements in the quality of expert testimony by mental health professionals. The author examines the arguments for and against this thesis, and concludes that lack of consensus on controversial issues is likely to impede implementation and enforcement of meaningful ethical codes. He argues that attempts to educate the courts and legislatures through writings, testimony, and interdisciplinary teaching are more likely to be effective for the foreseeable future.