RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “Crudely, without Any Finesse”: The Defendant Hears His Psychiatric Evaluation
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 229
OP 233
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Strasburger, Larry H.
YR 1987
UL http://jaapl.org/content/15/3/229.abstract
AB This paper examines the issue of potential harmful effects on an individual who hears a description of his psychodynamics in the highly charged, adversarial context of a courtroom. Ethical considerations and strategies for minimizing such harm are discussed, accompanied by illustrative clinical case material.