RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Should Forensic Patients Be Informed of Evaluators' Opinions Prior to Trial?
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 53
OP 59
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Robert D. Miller
A1 Edward J. Germain
YR 1989
UL http://jaapl.org/content/17/1/53.abstract
AB There are several articles in the literature that discuss the problems which occur when persons who have been evaluated by forensic clinicians hear the results of those evaluations for the first time in court. The authors agree that the scenarios presented are problematic but suggest that in many cases the problems can be avoided by sharing the information with the person prior to presenting it in court. They present several case examples to illustrate their point.