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Melissa LaVan1, Helen LaVan2, William M Marty Martin2
1The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Grand Island, NE, USA.
Abstract:
A 10% random sample of 3543 cases litigated in the United States' civil and criminal courts were analysed using logistic regression to develop a model that can predict case outcomes for litigants with schizophrenia. Most predictors are related to case characteristics and not to the litigants' antecedents, behaviours or medication issues. Only the psychologist as an expert witness was found to be related to case outcome, but the concern is expressed that inadequate weight is given to expert testimony. Other significant findings include being represented by counsel, atypical medication and malingering.
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