TY - JOUR T1 - Psychological Testing in Forensic Contexts Conducted Remotely JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 529 LP - 532 DO - 10.29158/JAAPL.220083-22 VL - 50 IS - 4 AU - Kirk Heilbrun Y1 - 2022/12/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/50/4/529.abstract N2 - The use of videoconferencing technology to conduct forensic psychiatric and forensic psychological evaluations remotely has grown considerably in the last decade. This commentary addresses a number of points made by Recupero regarding the use of remote technology to conduct forensic psychiatric evaluations. These points include the research supporting telepsychiatry and its generalizability to forensic assessment, the error rate associated with remote forensic assessment, and its general acceptance in the field. The commentary also considers the inclusion of psychological testing and specialized forensic measures in forensic assessment and describes criteria for considering tests and measures that can reasonably be included in a remotely conducted forensic assessment. ER -