Psychologists are specialists in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and mental health problems.
A psychologist who specialises in medicolegal assessments may assist a court or other fact finder in arriving at a just or correct decision. A Psychologist with expertise in medicolegal reporting may assist in a wide variety of civil matters. Civil matters include, but are not limited to, lawsuits or insurance claims where emotional suffering is part of the claim, the determination of competency of an aged or ill person to make decisions, and a variety of other areas. Areas of expertise offered by a psychologist include:
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Their role is to offer objective, clinically grounded insight that assists lawyers, insurers, regulators and courts to understand psychological functioning, how mental health symptoms affect behaviour, capacity and daily functioning, and how those factors may relate to the issues in dispute.
Typically, medicolegal psychologists provide:
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