Keeping Criticism at Bay: Suggestions for Forensic Psychiatry Experts

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 406-412

  Friend, Annette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW; LAW SUIT; PSYCHIATRIST;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIMINAL LAW; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALPRACTICE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642475379     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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