Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Psychiatry

Hospice and Palliative Care Psychiatry expert witnesses provide opinions on psychosocial diagnosis, treament and care of seriously ill and dying patients, and support of their families. These specialized experts in psychiatry may testify in matters of alleged malpractice involving symptom management, relieving suffering, reducing harms of aggressive interventions, and minimizing use of physical or chemical force, including patiensts with treatment resistant depression and persistent suicidality.