PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Susan Hatters Friedman
TI  - Searching for the Whole Truth: Considering Culture and Gender in Forensic Psychiatric Practice
AID  - 10.29158/JAAPL.220114-22
DP  - 2023 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 23--34
VI  - 51
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/51/1/23.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/51/1/23.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2023 Mar 01; 51
AB  - Contemporary forensic psychiatrists practice in a system that has gender and cultural biases. Though we are only one small piece of the criminal justice system, learning about cultural and gender concerns is critical so that we properly engage and fulfill our mission of striving toward objectivity. Paternalism or chivalry are not the answer when faced with gender questions, as presuming color-blindness is not the answer when faced with cultural questions. Rather, we need to examine our own biases and educate ourselves. Many opportunities for teaching and public health exist in our field, each of which can help address these challenges on a larger scale as well.