Psychotherapists as Expert Witnesses: Families at Breaking Point

WOMEN AS EXPERT WITNESSES 2 Women as Expert Witnesses: A Review of the Literature

Women as expert witnesses: a review of the literature.

This review of women's participation in the legal system as expert witnesses examines the empirical literature on the perceived credibility and persuasiveness of women compared with men experts. The effects of expert gender are complex and sometimes depend on the circumstances of the case. Some studies find no differences, some find favorable effects for women and others for men, and still othe...

Psychotherapists as Gatekeepers

In order to receive medically necessary gender-affirming treatments, transgender individuals are required to provide evidence of their readiness for gender transitioning. Most often, this evidence includes 1 letter for hormone therapy and 2 letters for surgery. According to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care (SOC), psychotherapists or other eligi...

Are there impartial expert psychiatric witnesses?

An expert psychiatric witness is court appointed in about 30 states when the insanity defense is raised. 1.2 This defense evokes powerful prejudices. toward either condemnation or compassion, and has generated polemical debate.:1 Similarly, psychiatric opinion is required in procedures of competency to stand trial and sexual offenses of many varieties that stimulate feelings ranging from shock ...

Female athlete triad: At breaking point.

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