Correctional Mental Health Expert Witnesses in California

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Correctional mental health expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including forensic psychology, psychiatry, social work, and clinical psychology. Some of the most common correctional mental health expert witness specialties also include substance abuse counseling, trauma therapy, behavioral health, and mental health policy development. They can opine on the effects of solitary confinement, inmate suicide prevention, mental health screening processes in correctional facilities, the impact of incarceration on mental health, and the provision of mental health services within prison systems.

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Psychiatric Social Work and Women’s Mental Health Expert WitnessView profile

E-566716

Psychiatric Social Work and Women’s Mental Health Expert Witness

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California

This highly-qualified social worker has more than 20 years of experience in her field, working in various settings such as residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and outpatient mental health clinics. She earned her BS in social work from Northern Arizona University before earning her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. This...

Neuropsychiatry  cognitive  and behavioral neurology Expert WitnessView profile

E-157343

Neuropsychiatry cognitive and behavioral neurology Expert Witness

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California

This expert gained his MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Brown University. He completed an additional fellowship in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is board certified in neurology. Currently he is an assistant professor of neurology of a university's memory...

Forensic Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

E-674396

Forensic Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of psychiatry, specializing in forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He earned his BS in biology from the University of Virginia before earning his MD from Tulane University. He subsequently completed an internship at Georgetown University Hospital, a residency at Johns Hopkins University,...

Correctional Mental Health Expert Witness FAQs

A correctional mental health expert witness provides insight into the standards and practices of mental health care in correctional facilities, often testifying on cases involving inmate mental health.

These experts can handle cases involving suicide prevention, medication management, treatment planning, and the adequacy of mental health services provided to inmates.

Yes, subspecialties may include forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry, all within a correctional setting.

They can evaluate whether appropriate suicide prevention measures were in place and if the inmate's mental health was adequately managed.

The expert can assess if the standard of care was met, identify any negligence or malpractice, and provide testimony on the impact of such inadequacies on the inmate's mental health.

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