PTSD Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Jeff Alan Sugar, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. Jeff A Sugar has 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from the New College of Florida and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing both an internship in Psychiatry and Rotating Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at...
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Psychiatric Social Work and Women’s Mental Health Expert Witness
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...
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Dr. Dana Chidekel, ABN, ABPdN, FACPN, PhD
California
Dr. Dana Chidekel has 30 years of experience in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. She earned her BA in Playwriting from Hampshire College and both her MA and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. She completed internships in Psychology at Glen Roberts Child Study Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,...
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Clinical and Forensic Psychology Expert Witness
California
This expert is currently a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at a Private Psychology Practice. This expert specializes in all aspects of child custody, including child custody evaluations, parenting plans, parental alienation, mediation, reunification therapy, and domestic violence. She has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, as well as working with...
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Dr. Douglas Eliot Tucker, DFAPA, FASAM, MD
California
Dr. Douglas E. Tucker has over 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry, specializing in Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, and his residency...
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Dr. Robert Martin Bilder, ABPP-CN, PhD
California
Dr. Robert M. Bilder has 40 years of experience in the field of Psychology. He earned his BA in Biology and Psychology from Columbia College and his Ph.D. in Psychology from City College of New York. He completed his internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at The Neurological Institute - Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by...
Dr. Barry Irwin Ludwig, FAANEM, MD
California
Dr. Barry I. Ludwig has 47 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Spanish and Pre-Medical Studies from Washington University in Saint Louis and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital before completing a residency in Neurology at NYC Health +...
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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer, FAANS, MD
California
Dr. Lawrence M. Shuer has over 38 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in General Surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and his fellowship in Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, he completed his...
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Dr. Lawrence Stephen Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer has 52 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics. He earned his BS in Psychology and Pre-Medicine, his MS in Mathematics, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from The Ohio State University. He also obtained his MBBS from the GKT School of Medical Education. Today, this expert is certified as a Private Pilot through the Federal...
Dr. Jonathan Albert Schleimer, MD
California
Dr. Jonathan A. Schleimer has over 31 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS from the University of California San Diego and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Neurophysiology at UCSF Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology...
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Dr. Anthony L Strickland, FNAN, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Anthony L. Strickland has 31 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from California State University Los Angeles and his MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. After completing his internship at Sepulveda VA Medical Center, he went on to complete a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychopharmacology at...
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Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo, JD, MD
California
Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo has 18 years of experience in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College, her JD from New York University, and her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing her internship in Pediatrics and her residency in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, she went on to complete...
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Dr. Daniel Hal Geschwind, FANA, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Daniel H. Geschwind has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Chemistry and Psychology from Dartmouth College and both his MD and Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Neurology, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurogenetics, all at the David Geffen School...
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Dr. Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MD
California
Dr. Manuel L. Saint Martin has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Law. He earned his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and his JD from Southwestern Law School. After completing an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went on to complete a Residency in Psychiatry at LAC+USC...
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Dr. Thanh Trung Le, MD
California
Dr. Thanh T. Le has 27 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Utah and his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Pediatrics, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology, all at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Today, this expert is board...
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Dr. Samuel I. Miles, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Samuel I. Miles has over 44 years of experience in the fields of Forensic, Clinical and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Chemistry from the City College of New York, his MD from New York Medical College, and his Ph.D. from the New Center for Psychoanalysis. After completing his internship in Medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, he went on to complete a residency in...
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Dr. James Ethan Rosenberg, MD
California
Dr. James E. Rosenberg has 29 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an internship in Rotating Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and a...
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Dr. Autumn Skye Ivy, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Autumn S. Ivy has 6 years of experience in the field of Neurology with expertise in Child Neurology. She earned her BS from California State University, Los Angeles, and her MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Pediatrics, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford....
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Dr. Dominick Addario Jr, MD
California
Dr. Dominick Addario has 47 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from Rutgers University and his MD from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine at the Albany Medical Center, he went on to complete a residency in Psychiatry at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board-certified in...
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Dr. Steven Lee McIntire, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Steven L. McIntire has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned both his BS and MS in Biology from Stanford University and both his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Malden Hospital and a residency in Neurology at the UCSF School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology through the...
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Dr. Matthew William State, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Matthew W. State has 28 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Political Science from Stanford University, his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and his MPhil and PhD in Genetics from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry, he went on to complete a...
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Dr. Michael Allan Lobatz Sr, MD
California
Dr. Michael A. Lobatz has 41 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and completed additional training in Neuropharmacology at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his residency in Neurology at...
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Dr. Mary Kay Dyes, MD
California
Dr. Mary K. Dyes has 31 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Neurology. She earned her BA from Trinity University and her MD from the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center. After completing her internship and residency in Pediatrics at the LAC+USC Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center....
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Dr. Andrew Han-Tse Woo, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Andrew H. Woo has 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Biology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Neuroimmunology, and MD from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and his residency in Neurology at the University of California Los...
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Dr. Paul Graham Fisher, MD
California
Dr. Paul G. Fisher has over 27 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. He earned his BA in Human Biology from Stanford University, his MD from UCSF School of Medicine, and his MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. After completing two residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, he went on...
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Dr. Matthew Fitzgerald Carroll, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. Matthew F. Carroll has 23 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Cornell University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve...
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Dr. Peter Craig Cassini, MD
California
Dr. Peter C. Cassini has 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington, his MS in Anatomy from The Ohio State University, and his MD from The University of Toledo Health Science Campus. After completing his residency in Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine...
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Dr. Allen David Bott, MD
California
Dr. Allen Bott has 43 years of experience in the fields of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology. He obtained his MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before he completed both an internship and a residency in Psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a residency in Neurology and a fellowship in Child Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine....
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Dr. James Russell High, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. James R. High has 51 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Medical Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington and his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed both an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at LAC + USC Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert...
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Dr. Christopher Reveley Thompson, FAHA, MD
California
Dr. Christopher R. Thompson has 17 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in General Psychiatry at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, he...
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Dr. John Thomas Dunn, PhD
California
Dr. John T. Dunn has 35 years of experience in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology and his MA and PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his clinical internship at Bridges to Recovery and his counseling internship at Coldwater Canyon Hospital. Today, this expert is licensed as a Psychologist in California....
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Dr. Mark H Strassberg, MD
California
Dr. Mark H. Strassberg has 42 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS from Brooklyn College and his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. After completing an internship in Flexible Medicine at Deaconess Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at UCSF Medical Center, he went on to complete another...
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Dr. Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Young Shin Kim has 25 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her MD in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University College of Medicine, her MS in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University, her MPH in Epidemiology from Yale University, and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After completing her...
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Dr. Marcel Oswaldo Ponton, FNAN, PhD, QME
California
Dr. Marcel O. Ponton has 32 years of experience in the field of Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, his MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology. After completing an internship in Clinical Psychology at LAC + USC Medical Center, he went on to complete...
Dr. Charles Leon Scott, MD
California
Dr. Charles L. Scott has 26 years of experience in the field of Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Music from Emory University and his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Adult Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he went on to complete his fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and...
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Dr. David Leslie Fogelson, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. David L. Fogelson has 41 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA before going on to complete...
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Dr. Barbara Elizabeth McDermott, BSN, PhD
California
Dr. Barbara E. McDermott has 37 years of experience in the field of Psychology. She earned her BSN and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Today, this expert is a licensed Psychologist in the states of Alaska and California. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate Professor in the Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry at the University...
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Dr. Enrique López, MA, PsyD
California
Dr. Enrique López has 22 years of experience in the fields of Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology.He earned his BA in Psychology from Occidental College and then both his MA in Psychology and his PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. He then went on to complete both a research fellowship in Neuropsychology and fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Resnick...
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Dr. Daniel Edward O’Connell, MD, MPH
California
Dr. Daniel E. O'Connell has over 5 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University, his MD from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and his MPH from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at the Westchester Medical Center and a...
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Dr. Howard Joel Friedman, ABPP, PhD
California
Dr. Howard Friedman has 40 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Biological Sciences, his MS in Psychology, and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Rutgers University. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco, he went on to complete additional postdoctoral training in Clinical Psychology and...
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Dr. Howard James Glidden, PhD
California
Dr. Howard J. Glidden has 34 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz, his MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Oklahoma State University. Today, this expert is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology and certified...
Dr. Charles Albert Filanosky Jr, ABPP, PhD
California
Dr. Charles A. Filanosky has 17 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Syracuse University, his M.Ed from the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, and both his MS and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University. Today, this expert is certified as a Rehabilitation Psychology through the American...
Dr. Lorraine Phyllis Leskin, PhD
California
Dr. Lorraine P. Leskin has 11 years of experience in Neuropsychology. She earned her BA in History and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and both her MS in Psychology and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Oregon. She completed an internship in Clinical Psychology and a fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics through the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. She...
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Dr. David Michael Lechuga, ABN, ABPP, PhD
California
Dr. David M. Lechuga has 38 years of experience in Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychology. He earned his BA in Psychological Research from California State University, Long Beach, and both his MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed an internship in Psychology at UCLA Psychology Clinic and an internship in Clinical Psychology at the UCLA...
Dr. Ari David Kalechstein, PhD
California
Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein has 22 years of experience in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from California State University, Northridge, and his MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Emory University. After completing his internship in Clinical Psychology at West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, he went on to complete postdoctoral training in Neuropsychology and...
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Dr. Joanna Lizabeth Berg, PhD
California
Dr. Joanna L. Berg has 35 years of experience in Psychology and Neuropsychology. She earned his BA in Religious Studies from Brown University and her Ph.D. in Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Today, this expert is a licensed Psychologist in California. Formerly, she served as a Psycho-Diagnostic Consultant at Randall B. Smith,...
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Dr. Gregory Whitman, MD
California
This expert has over 20 years of experience in neurology. He obtained his BS in biochemistry at Cornell University and his MD at the University of Connecticut. He then went on to complete an internship in internal medicine at Boston University followed by a residency in neurology at Boston City Hospital and a fellowship in otoneurology at the University of California Los Angeles. He previously...
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Dr. Casey Krueger
California
This well-credentialed pediatric neuropsychologist earned her BA in psychology from Georgetown University and her PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. After completing her internship in neuropsychology at the Portia Bell Hume Center, she went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of California San...
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Dr. June Paltzer
California
This highly qualified and board certified expert earned her BS from UC San Francisco and also holds an MA and PhD in Counseling and Clinical Psychology. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and completed fellowship training at UC Davis School of Medicine. She is active in her community as a member of numerous medical associations including The American Academy of Clinical...
Dr. Benjamin Aaron Emanuel, DO
California
As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical...
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Dr. Dean Delis
California
This expert has extensive experience in the neuropsychology field. He earned his BA from UC Davis and his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming. After completing an internship in clinical psychology at Palo Alto VA Medical Center, he went on to train under a prestigious fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine in the neuropsychology consortium. Previously, he was a...
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Dr. Elliott M Stein, MD
California
This expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of geriatric psychiatry. He earned his BS in psychology from Pennsylvania State University and his MD from the University of Miami. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Herrick Memorial Hospital and is dual board certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. He is active in his field as a member of the American Association for...
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PTSD Expert Witness FAQs
A PTSD expert witness provides specialized knowledge about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, its causes, symptoms, and treatments. They can offer insight into how PTSD may have affected a party involved in a case.
PTSD expert witnesses are often called upon in personal injury cases, military court cases, workers' compensation claims, and any case where trauma has potentially caused PTSD.
A PTSD expert can provide testimony on whether an event was traumatic enough to cause PTSD, if the plaintiff's symptoms align with a PTSD diagnosis, and if other factors could have contributed.
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Look for professionals with advanced degrees in psychology or psychiatry, extensive experience treating or studying PTSD, and ideally prior experience serving as an expert witness.
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