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Informationen zum Autor Stanley L. Brodsky and Thomas G. Gutheil Klappentext In this extensive revision of his classic guide, Stanley Brodsky, joined by coauthor Thomas Gutheil, continues to educate and entertain mental health professionals who are called as expert witnesses, teaching them simple, effective strategies for direct and cross-examination. Zusammenfassung In this extensive revision of his classic guide, Stanley Brodsky, joined by coauthor Thomas Gutheil, continues to educate and entertain mental health professionals who are called as expert witnesses, teaching them simple, effective strategies for direct and cross-examination. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionApologiesArbitrary PigeonholesAsked and AnsweredBoundaries Between Expert Witness Roles and Trial ConsultationConfabulationsConsistent ExpertsContextDirected FeedbackDiscovery and DiscoveriesEthics in Expert TestimonyEvasive Responses: Hopeless But Not SeriousExperience Does Not CountExpert Witness as Master TeacherFact WitnessesFrames of ReferenceGender-Intrusive QuestionsGotcha and GoodbyeHoly Mackerel, Man!Illusory DocumentationIntegrity ChecksLanguage: It's a VirusLawyer Bashing and Lawyer JokesLe Mot JusteLost and BefuddledLow PitchesMetatestimonyOffensive LanguageOffensive QuestionsPersonal Attacks: OverviewPersonal Attacks: Demeaning AttorneysPersonal Attacks: Internet VulnerabilitiesPersonal Attacks: TaintsPulling and the Push–PullReal and Apparent AmbiguitiesRecording of AssessmentsSayonara SolutionsSilent TreatmentsSleight of HandSocial Construction of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and DangerousnessSpontaneity and Alertness on the StandSwoop and PerchTelephoned and Videorecorded TestimonyThank You, Thank You, Thank YouTheir Words in Our MouthsTightrope WalkingTo Faint, To Weep, To Blank OutTraps of Common SenseTrue Grit and FalseUltimate Opinion TestimonyWell Beyond TestimonyWhat We Like to See in an Expert Witness — And What We Don'tSuggested Readings: More of ThisReferencesIndexAbout the Authors...