PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Owens, Howard
AU  - Rosner, Richard
AU  - Harmon, Ronnie B.
TI  - The Judge’s View of Competency Evaluations II
DP  - 1987 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 381--389
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/15/4/381.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/15/4/381.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1987 Dec 01; 15
AB  - Twenty trial court judges were surveyed to determine what information they considered pertinent in psychiatric examinations for competence. These judges showed a clear understanding of what they were asking for in ordering the examinations but also showed a significant tendency to use the competency exam to advise them about other issues in addition (e.g., dangerousness or the need for treatment). As a group the judges appeared to be eager for psychiatric input. Typical judges could be described as pragmatic in their views of psychiatry in the courtroom, having a relatively low level of expectation but a high degree of satisfaction with the psychiatric opinions they receive.