The Psychiatric Witness in Court: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

by Calvin A. Colarusso

In The Psychiatric Witness In Court: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know, Cal Colarusso documents how the psychiatric profession plays a vital role in the legal process. Reports of evaluations and psychological test reports are provided, in addition to examples of direct testimony and cross-examination taken from actual cases. Colarusso ultimately demystifies the process by demonstrating that the well-prepared mental health expert has little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442230398
• ISBN13: 9781442230392
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"