"Crudely, without any finesse": the defendant hears his psychiatric evaluation.
This paper examines the issue of potential harmful effects on an individual who hears a description of his psychodynamics in the highly charged, adversarial context of a courtroom. Ethical considerations and strategies for minimizing such harm are discussed, accompanied by illustrative clinical case material.
Strasburger
L H
LH
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology