Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, 10524 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Sep-Dec;35(5-6):412-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.09.019. Epub 2012 Oct 3.
Forensic psychiatric reports are often the final product of a psychiatrist's work in a particular case because most cases do not go to trial but instead are settled through negotiation or plea bargaining. This article addresses the planning, writing, and editing of forensic reports. Planning a report requires thorough data gathering, and thoughtful organization of the report into specific subheadings. Throughout the report there should be a clear separation of factual data from professional opinions. Ten pitfalls of report writing are identified. The most important part of the forensic report is the opinion section. The evidence for the opinion should begin with the strongest points and the reasons supporting the opinion should be completely explained. Finally, ethical issues are addressed.
法医精神病学报告通常是精神病学家在特定案件中工作的最终产物，因为大多数案件不会进入审判程序，而是通过谈判或辩诉交易来解决。本文讨论了法医报告的规划、撰写和编辑。规划报告需要彻底收集数据，并将报告有条理地组织成特定的副标题。在整个报告中，事实数据和专业意见应该有明确的区分。报告撰写有十个陷阱需要注意。法医报告最重要的部分是意见部分。意见的证据应该从最有力的观点开始，支持意见的理由应该完全解释清楚。最后，还讨论了伦理问题。
