RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Countering countertransference, II: beyond evaluation to cross-examination 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 148 OP 154 VO 32 IS 2 A1 SP Sattar A1 DA Pinals A1 TG Gutheil YR 2004 UL http://jaapl.org/content/32/2/148.abstract AB Countertransference is a clinical term introduced by Freud in 1909. For years, despite mounting criticism, forensic psychiatrists borrowed this clinical concept to explain their emotional experiences and responses to examinees' emotions and behavior. The authors describe the impact of examinee and nonexaminee factors during evaluations and beyond, including during trial and while providing forensic testimony. The suggestion is made that using the term countertransference in forensic psychiatry can be problematic. The authors delineate the complexities of the term as related to forensic psychiatry and consider modified terms to provide a better explanation of these concepts in forensic contexts.