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13 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1985)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych13 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING/SUMMER 1985 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRYAND LAW 1 Notes on Contributors 5 Editors' Page Psychological and Demographic Factors Associated With Individuals Using the Insanity Defense 9 The author compares three groups of men involved with the insanity defense. Her findings concerning their psychopathology are among the interesting results of her research. CARYL E. BOEHNERT, PH.D. Declarations Versus Investigations: The Case for the Special Reasoning Abilities and Capabilities of the Expert Witness in Psychology/Psychiatry 33 The author examines research on human judgment to determine if psychologists and psychiatrists who act as expert witnesses have special reasoning capabilities. His conclusions are both interesting and surprising. DAVID FAUST, PH.D. Child Advocacy and the Scientific Model in Family Court: A Theory for Pretrial Self-Assessment 61 This article explores problems faced by mental health profes- sionals who act as expert witnesses in family court matters con- cerning children. The author discusses the types of statements that such experts could legitimately make in those proceedings. JEFFREY J. WITTMANN, M.S. Judicial Expansion of the Tarasoff Doctrine: Doctors' Dilemma 83 This article addresses the major problems confronting a therapist who faces a Tarasoff situation. The continued judicial expansion of the original doctrine will make life more difficult for mental health professionals. ELIZABETH M. CROCKER, J.D.