Coping with psychiatric and psychological testimony : based on the original work by Jay Ziskin / David Faust ; advisory board, Thomas Grisso.

Publisher's description: "This highly effective guide is designed to help attorneys differentiate expert testimony that is scientifically well-established from authoritative pronouncements that are mainly speculative. Building on the foundation of Jay Ziskin's classic work, this updat...

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Main Author: Faust, David, 1952-
Other Authors: Grisso, Thomas, Ziskin, Jay
Other title:Ziskin's coping with psychiatric and psychological testimony.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, [2012]
Edition:Sixth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Determining the scientific merits of expert evidence: Daubert and other factors
  • The scientific status of psychology and psychiatry: core topics
  • The scientific status of methods used for assessing psychological status and functioning
  • Section A: Scientific status of psychology and psychiatry: specialty topics
  • Section B: Children and related issues
  • Practical applications.