Forensic Neuropsychiatry

Maurice Preter, MC seated at desk

 

As a neuropsychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist/neurologist, Dr. Maurice Preter is a member of a small cohort of fully dually-trained psychiatrists and neurologists.

In addition to active clinical consultation, he may be called upon to assist plaintiff (personal injury lawyer) and defense counsel, the courts, federal and State agencies, law enforcement, intergovernmental and international organizations. Prior clients include U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Kreindler LLP.

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  • Conscious pain and suffering, including mass casualties (aviation)
  • Emotional and physical damages
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Mild-traumatic head injury
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD
  • Workplace harassment
  • Neuropsychiatric impairments
  • Diminished mental capacity
  • Criminal responsibility/mitigating factors/ leniency
  • Downward departure in civil and criminal proceedings (including death penalty cases)
  • Medical and psychiatric malpractice
  • Standard of Care
  • Pharmaceutical product liability
  • Professional misconduct
  • Retention and commitment
  • Treatment over objection
  • Cognitive impairment/dementia including will contests

Role of the Neuropsychiatrist and Forensic Expert

 

“Forensic Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry in which scientific and clinical expertise is applied in legal contexts involving civil, criminal, correctional, regulatory or legislative matters, and in specialized clinical consultations in areas such as risk assessment or employment. Forensic psychiatrists practice at the interface of law and psychiatry, each of which has developed its own institutions, policies, procedures, values, and vocabulary.”

-American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

On Confidentiality

 

“The practice of forensic psychiatry often presents significant problems regarding confidentiality. Psychiatrists should be aware of and alert to those issues of privacy and confidentiality presented by the particular forensic situation. Notice of reasonably anticipated limitations to confidentiality should be given to evaluees, third parties, and other appropriate individuals. Psychiatrists should indicate for whom they are conducting the examination and what they will do with the information obtained.”

-American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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