“Hired guns,” “charlatans,” and their “voodoo psychobabble”: Case law references to various forms of perceived bias among mental health expert witnesses.

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Edens ◽  
Shannon Toney Smith ◽  
Melissa S. Magyar ◽  
Kacy Mullen ◽  
Amy Pitta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert

Mental health expert witnesses: Of science and crystal balls

1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert

Criminal barristers' opinions and perceptions of mental health expert witnesses

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ophelia Leslie ◽  
Susan Young ◽  
Tim Valentine ◽  
Gisli Gudjonsson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert

The Lawyer and the Mental Health Expert in the Courtroom

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-380
Author(s):  
ISRAELA MEYERSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert

Psychiatry

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawan Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Patient ◽  
Self Mutilation ◽  
Cry For Help ◽  
Mental Health Patients ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Mental Health Expert ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Suicidal Patients

It is estimated that 1 in 4 people in a year will have some kind of mental health problem, and that mixed anxiety and depression is the most common disorder in the UK. There is an increasing number of mental health patients attending the ED, and a new FY doctor in the ED will encounter such patients from their first shift onwards. The approach to a mental health patient is only marginally different from the approach to those presenting under other specialties. The assessment largely depends on careful history taking and attentively listening to the patient’s narrative. There are only a few situations in psychiatry in which a physical examination and investigations are required in the ED to make a diagnosis. As it would not be possible to cover all the areas of psychiatry which come through the doors of the ED in one chapter, only a few questions have been included here to provide a flavour of the common psychiatric situations that FY1/2s may come across in their early training period. The UK has the highest rate of self-harm in Europe and so one of the most important points is to recognize suicidal patients who can harm themselves seriously and manage them appropriately. If such patients are discharged following an inadequate assessment, they may go on to commit suicide and the attending doctors would have missed the opportunity to support and save them. In this category of patients, when they present to the ED, no matter how minimal is the level of their self-mutilation, it is a serious ‘cry’ for help. Our job is to listen to the patient and support them with the maximum help we can provide. As it may be difficult to occasionally get to the bottom of the problem, particularly within the time constraints in the ED, a low level of suspicion should be kept to ask for the assistance of the mental health expert. Self-harm and depression go almost hand in hand. The suicidal rate is higher in depressed patients than in the general population.

scholarly journals Very useful, but do carefully: Mental health researcher views on establishing a Mental Health Expert Consumer Researcher Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 358-367
Author(s):  
Brett Scholz ◽  
Chris Platania‐Phung ◽  
Sarah Gordon ◽  
Pete Ellis ◽  
Cath Roper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Researcher ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Researcher

scholarly journals Non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia in Southeast Europe: An expert survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110230
Author(s):  
Lidija Injac Stevović ◽  
Selman Repišti ◽  
Tamara Radojičić ◽  
Norman Sartorius ◽  
Sonila Tomori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pharmacological Treatment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
East European ◽  
Holistic Treatment ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert

Background: Non-pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia includes educational, psychotherapeutic, social, and physical interventions. Despite growing importance of these interventions in the holistic treatment of individuals with schizophrenia, very little is known about their availability in South-East European countries (SEE). Objective: To explore mental health care experts’ opinions of the availability of non-pharmacological treatment for people with schizophrenia in SEE. Methods: An online survey containing 11 questions was completed by one mental health expert from each of the following SEE countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo†, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. Data were collected on estimated rates of received non-pharmacological interventions, type of services delivering these interventions, and expert views of availability barriers. Results: In eight countries, the estimated percentage of people with schizophrenia who receive non-pharmacological treatments was below 35%. The primary explanations for the low availability of non-pharmacological treatments were: lack of human and financial resources, lack of training for clinicians, and pharmacotherapy dominance in the treatment for schizophrenia. Conclusion: Lack of personal and institutional resources and state support were identified as primary obstacles to staff training and delivering non-pharmacological treatments to people with schizophrenia on individual and systemic levels, respectively. This evidence can be used to improve holistic, evidence-based treatment for schizophrenia in the SEE countries.

Mental Health Expert Testimony: Current Problems

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman G. Poythress
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Present State ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Expert ◽  
Mental Health Expert ◽  
State Of Affairs

In spite of the increasing utilization of mental health professionals as expert witnesses in the courts, neither the mental health professions nor the legal profession finds the present state of affairs concerning expert testimony to be satisfactory. This paper extensively reviews the literature which points to problems with both the mental health and the legal personnel who play major roles in mental health litigation. Also reviewed are the various proposals for change that have been suggested to date.

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