What to do when you're subpoenaed.(preparation for testifying in court)

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association,  November, 2001  by Gross, Bruce H.

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With the exception of those counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists who specialize in the field of forensic psychology, most psychotherapists have minimal training and experience in responding to attorney and court demands for confidential client information. Though most people prefer to stay away from court, professionally that's not always possible, and it becomes the therapist's ethical and legal obligation to make critical decisions in an often high-pressured, fast-paced public context.

In any criminal case where the defendant enters his or her "state of mind" as ...

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