J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 34:1:31-32 (2006)
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Commentary: The Medical Practitioner as an Expert
Akintunde A. Akinkunmi, MB, LLM
Dr. Akinkunmi is Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry, St. Bernard's Hospital, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Middlesex, UK..
Address correspondence to: Akintunde A. Akinkunmi, MB, LLM, Tony Hillis Wing, St. Bernard's Hospital, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Uxbridge Road, Southall, Middlesex UB1 3EU, UK. E-mail: akintunde.akinkunmi{at}wlmht.nhs.uk
This brief commentary reviews the concept of nest fouling, and advances the view that a different approach to giving expert testimony (that of impartially assisting the court) will largely negate nest-fouling issues.
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