Emotional Damages: Practical Insights into Forensic Psychiatry for Litigating Attorneys
Emotional Damages: Practical Insights into Forensic Psychiatry for Litigating Attorneys
Podcast Description
In Emotional Damages, host and forensic expert Dr. Ambarin Faizi sits down with forensic colleagues, shedding light on their journeys and experiences. Through this podcast, Ambar aims to demystify forensic psychiatry and share practical insights that can aid attorneys in their engagement with forensic experts.
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The podcast delves into various themes centered around forensic psychiatry and the legal system, covering topics such as the psychological impacts of childhood sexual abuse and complexities of psychiatric care in jails, with episodes exploring specific cases, the role of forensic psychiatrists in court, and the evolving legal challenges surrounding trauma.

In Emotional Damages, host and forensic expert Dr. Mark Levy sits down with forensic colleagues, shedding light on their journeys and experiences. Through this podcast, he aims to demystify forensic psychiatry and share practical insights that can aid attorneys in their engagement with forensic experts.
In the Season 2 premiere of Emotional Damages, host Dr. Mark Levy speaks with Dr. Joy Stankowski, a dual-trained internal medicine and psychiatry forensic psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience, more than 1,000 evaluations, and deep expertise in hospital systems and standards of care. Dr. Stankowski explains how her medical-psychiatric background informs high-stakes criminal and emotional damages evaluations, why experts must approach records with an open mind, and communicate early and candidly with counsel when opinions diverge from case theories. She also discusses her work as a federal surveyor for CMS and offers attorneys a practical roadmap for collaborating with forensic experts, organizing records, and analyzing system-level problems in standard of care litigation.
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