RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Forensic psychiatrists' fee agreements: a preliminary empirical survey and discussion JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 290 OP 292 VO 28 IS 3 A1 TG Gutheil YR 2000 UL http://jaapl.org/content/28/3/290.abstract 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.