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Mental Health Expert Testimony: Current Problems

In spite of the increasing utilization of mental health professionals as expert witnesses in the courts, neither the mental health professions nor the legal profession finds the present state of affairs concerning expert testimony to be satisfactory. This paper extensively reviews the literature which points to problems with both the mental health and the legal personnel who play major roles in mental health litigation. Also reviewed are the various proposals for change that have been suggested to date.