RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 "Telling tales out of court": a pilot study of experts' disclosures about opposing experts
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 449
OP 453
VO 28
IS 4
A1 Gutheil, TG
A1 Commons, ML
A1 Miller, PM
A1 LaLlave, J
YR 2000
UL http://jaapl.org/content/28/4/449.abstract
AB A pilot questionnaire surveyed forensic psychiatrists and psychologists about information they would feel it appropriate to disclose to their retaining attorneys about an opposing expert witness. A spectrum of hypothetical disclosures was offered, varying in their relevance to the case at hand and in their degree of "public" versus "personal" information. Respondents agreed significantly that "public" information could be disclosed to one's attorney, but responses about disclosing "personal" information varied widely. The findings and their implications are briefly discussed.