"He said - she said": The role of the forensic evaluator in determining credibility of plaintiffs who allege sexual exploitation and boundary violations

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-218

  Binder, Renée L ^a,b   McNiel, Dale E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RAPE; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547092664     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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