PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - TG Gutheil
TI  - Forensic psychiatrists' fee agreements: a preliminary empirical survey and discussion
DP  - 2000 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 290--292
VI  - 28
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/28/3/290.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/28/3/290.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2000 Sep 01; 28
AB  - The author performed a preliminary empirical study of forensic fee agreements. A survey of forensic psychiatrists produced samples of fee agreements used for expert witness work. The samples were analyzed to determine patterns of usage, critical elements, styles of agreement design, and other observations. Despite uncertainties of payment in this field, a surprising number of experts do not use formal fee agreements. This and other results are discussed.