Mental Health and the Law
Using a fellowship trained Forensic Psychiatrist for consultation or as a witness on your case can yield invaluable insight into the merits and detractors of your salient points.
The ability to explain nuances of mental health diagnoses or standards of care to the finders of fact can have a direct impact on verdicts, sentences or damages.
With her foundation in evidence-based medicine and clinical skills honed through experience in both institutional settings and her private practice, Dr. Rickenbacker can be an objective advisor to your team.
| | ψ Civil assessments:
- Medical malpractice
- Worker's compensation
- Psychiatric disability (eg. PTSD)
- Guardianship
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Testamentary capacity
- Malingering
ψ Criminal interests:
- Competency
- Sanity
- Risk Assessment (dangerousness)
ψ Work with plaintiff or defense:
- Case review
- Independent psychiatric examination
- Testimony as an expert witness
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