Expert Testimony Describing Psychological Syndromes. Myers, J. Pacific Law Journal, 24:1449–1464, USA, 1993.
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Confusion regarding psychological syndromes occurs in part because the legal literature contains little information on the definition and uses of syndromes in medicine and psychology. Without a clear appreciation of the role syndromes play in clinical decision making, judges and attorneys are handicapped in their ability to evaluate the probative value of psychological syndromes. This article seeks to fill this void in the literature by providing an analytical framework to assess psychological syndromes. The article begins by explaining essential terms. This done, the article describes two areas of misunderstanding that account for most of the confusion regarding psychological syndromes. Finally, the article offers an approach to determine when psychological syndromes should be subjected to the special admissibility test for novel scientific evidence.
@article{Myers1993Expert,
  author = {Myers, J.E.B.},
  title = {Expert Testimony Describing Psychological Syndromes},
  journal = {Pacific Law Journal},
  address = {USA},
  year = {1993},
  volume = {24},
  pages = {1449--1464},
  abstract = {Confusion regarding psychological syndromes occurs in part because the legal literature contains little information on the definition and uses of syndromes in medicine and psychology. Without a clear appreciation of the role syndromes play in clinical decision making, judges and attorneys are handicapped in their ability to evaluate the probative value of psychological syndromes. This article seeks to fill this void in the literature by providing an analytical framework to assess psychological syndromes. The article begins by explaining essential terms. This done, the article describes two areas of misunderstanding that account for most of the confusion regarding psychological syndromes. Finally, the article offers an approach to determine when psychological syndromes should be subjected to the special admissibility test for novel scientific evidence.},
  keywords = {testimony; psychological syndromes; Legal; Qualitative Research},
  language = {English}
}

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