Abstract
There are several articles in the literature that discuss the problems which occur when persons who have been evaluated by forensic clinicians hear the results of those evaluations for the first time in court. The authors agree that the scenarios presented are problematic but suggest that in many cases the problems can be avoided by sharing the information with the person prior to presenting it in court. They present several case examples to illustrate their point.
Footnotes
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Dr. Miller is training director, Forensic Center, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison. Wisconsin, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and lecturer in law, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Germain is unit chief, Forensic Assessment Unit, Mendota Forensic Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
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