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Pejorative Testimony About Opposing Experts and Colleagues "Fouling One's Own Nest"

Dr. Gutheil is Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Founder of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Schetky is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Vermont College of Medicine at Maine Medical Center, and Examiner for Maine State Forensic Service, Rockport, ME. Dr. Simon is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Address correspondence to Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, 6 Wellman Street, Brookline MA 02446. E-mail: gutheiltg{at}cs.com

Circumstances sometimes require expert witnesses under oath to express opinions about opposing experts or professional colleagues who work within their own professional, geographic, or organizational circle. This requirement poses some common problems that have not been well discussed in the literature. This article addresses some of those problems and suggests some useful solutions.

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