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| Company or Individual Name
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Forensic Psychiatric Associates |
| Company's Web Site Address
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http://www.forensic-psych-assoc.com |
Company
Description
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Forensic psychiatry is a medical subspecialty that combines research and clinical practice in the numerous areas in which psychiatry is applied to legal issues. While some forensic psychiatrists may specialize exclusively in legal issues, almost all psychiatrists, at some point, have to work within one of the many areas in which the mental health and legal system overlap.
The objective of a forensic psychiatrist is to give expert opinion to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, in the form of a written report, deposition or courtroom testimony in legal cases. It relates to the application of psychiatric knowledge and techniques to legal procedures (Taken from "Forensic Psychiatry: An Allied Branch")
Dr. Goldwaser was named as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the American Psychiatric Association - a special distinction "for exceptional contributions to the community and the profession of psychiatry."
Dr. Alberto M. Goldwaser has conducted Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Forensic Psychiatric Examinations in State, Federal and Military courts in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Texas, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, New York and New Jersey. He has provided expert opinions through preparation of narrative reports and testifying in depositions and courts.
The following are examples in which psychiatry and law overlap:
Independent Medical Examinations - Testimony: Defense/Plaintiff
Pre Deposition/Trial Consultations
Violence Risk Assesment
Criminal Responsibility
Competency: Civil/Criminal
Divorce
Child Custody and Parental Time Sharing
Child Abuse
Elderly Abuse
Psychiatric Effects of Physical Injuries
Psychic Injury
Post-Traumatic Stress
Mental Disability
Medical Malpractice
Confidentiality
Involuntary Treatment
Correctional Psychiatry
Juvenile Justice
Ethics and Human Rights
Sexual Harrassment
Boundaries Violation
Wrongful Death
Civil Commitment
Right to Refuse Treatment
Right to Treatment |
Degrees and
Certifications
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| M.D.; Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in Clinical Psychiatry and in Forensic Psychiatry; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Assocaite member of American Bar Association: Health Law, Family Law, and Trial, Tort, and Insurance Practice Sections. |
Professional
Memberships
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| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, member of the International Forensic Psychiatry Committee; Psychoanalytic Assocation of New York; |
Other Notes
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| Past-President of the New Jersey Psychoanalytic Society; Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Psychoanalytic Association of New York; see website for Curriculum Vitae. |
| Hourly Rate
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Not Specified |
| States Willing to Work
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Any |
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