Retrospective Assessment of Mental States in Litigation Predicting the Past

This fascinating book explores the role of the psychiatrist and psychologist, as an expert witness in litigation, in rendering a retrospective judgment of an individual's mental state. In this book, distinguished contributors apply their expertise in psychiatry, psychology, and law to the problems of retrospective assessment, with the goal of developing guidelines for more accurate retrospective assessment of mental states. This remarkable book will prove indispensable for helping clinicians, lawyers, and judges better understand the complex and difficult process of retrospective reconstruction of mental states.Simon, Robert I. is the author of 'Retrospective Assessment of Mental States in Litigation Predicting the Past', published 2002 under ISBN 9781585620012 and ISBN 1585620017.