html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> 10 The “Impossible” Patient Chronic Disempowerment Even among a very symptomatic and extensively traumatized patient population, there seem to be subsets of patients who have a…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> 9 The Therapeutic Dance Relational Dilemmas in Treating Complex PTSD Many of the survivors of the battlefields of childhood abuse carry with them the scars of…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> 8 Containment Controlling Posttraumatic and Dissociative Symptoms1 The concept of a phase-oriented treatment approach for survivors of childhood trauma mandates that basic ego-supportive psychotherapy is the…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> 7 Staying Safe The Paradox of Self-Care The concept of self-care for adult survivors of childhood abuse is an inherent paradox. Learning self-care is an essential…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> 6 The Therapeutic Roller Coaster Phase-Oriented Treatment for Complex PTSD1 The recognition of the profound effects of early abusive experiences, and the complexity of adult clinical…
Special Problems for Experts FOULING ONE’S OWN NEST: PERJORATIVE TESTIMONY ABOUT COLLEAGUES Introduction Working as a forensic expert can be a lonely experience. This makes collegial relationships all the more…
Empirical Studies of the Attorney-Expert Relationship EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE ATTORNEY-EXPERT RELATIONSHIP Although the relationship with attorneys is a common subject of expert gripe-fests and stories shared at expert gatherings,…
The Problem of Attorney Coaching Along with malingering of forensically significant mental symptoms, the coaching of litigants by the attorney is a major problem for accurate and valid forensic assessment…
The Attorney-Expert Relationship The relationship with the retaining attorney is, of course, pivotal to the expert’s functioning in a case, but that centrality may come with problems as well. This…
