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Occupational Hazards versus Professional Duty in Reviewing Potentially Traumatizing Evidence

Ren Belcher, Renée Sorrentino, Joel Watts and Susan Hatters Friedman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2022, JAAPL.210067-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210067-21
Ren Belcher
Dr. Belcher is House Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, and Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Watts is Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Dr. Belcher is House Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, and Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Watts is Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Dr. Belcher is House Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, and Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Watts is Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Dr. Belcher is House Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, and Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Watts is Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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JAAPL.210067-21
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210067-21
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35296525

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  • Published online March 16, 2022.

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  1. Ren Belcher, MD,
  2. Renée Sorrentino, MD,
  3. Joel Watts, MD and
  4. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD
  1. Dr. Belcher is House Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, and Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Watts is Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
  1. Address correspondence to: Ren Belcher, MD. E-mail: lrbelcher{at}partners.org.

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