TY - JOUR T1 - Trading Forensic and Family Commitments JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 533 LP - 546 VL - 24 IS - 4 AU - Adam J. Kearney AU - Thomas G. Gutheil AU - Michael L. Commons Y1 - 1996/12/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/24/4/533.abstract N2 - This pilot study explores the balancing of conflicting family and forensic commitments among forensic experts. Drawing upon consumer preference theory and behavioral economics, the authors devised an instrument to elicit choices between upholding family commitments and professional commitments. The instrument was administered to 15 forensic experts, and the data were used to construct trading functions for each individual. These functions were examined to reveal the decision-making process behind balancing conflicting sets of commitments. The study also examined the relationship between the trading functions and each participant's attitude toward the role of the expert witness, as well as some personal characteristics. ER -