| Planning, writing, and editing forensic psychiatric reports. | |
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PMID: 23040708 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Forensic psychiatric reports are often the final product of a psychiatrist's work in a particular case because most cases do not go to trial but instead are settled through negotiation or plea bargaining. This article addresses the planning, writing, and editing of forensic reports. Planning a report requires thorough data gathering, and thoughtful organization of the report into specific subheadings. Throughout the report there should be a clear separation of factual data from professional opinions. Ten pitfalls of report writing are identified. The most important part of the forensic report is the opinion section. The evidence for the opinion should begin with the strongest points and the reasons supporting the opinion should be completely explained. Finally, ethical issues are addressed. |
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Authors:
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Phillip J Resnick; Sherif Soliman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-3 |
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Title: International journal of law and psychiatry Volume: - ISSN: 1873-6386 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Law Psychiatry Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806862 Medline TA: Int J Law Psychiatry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, 10524 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, United States. Electronic address: phillip.resnick@case.edu. |
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