At the Intersection of Psychiatry and Law: Lessons from a High-Profile Case Subtitle: Commonwealth vs. Lindsay Clancy (2026)
At the Intersection of Psychiatry and Law: Lessons from a High-Profile Case
Commonwealth vs. Lindsay Clancy (2026)
Virtual, 11:30AM-12:30PM, Link to Zoom, Meeting ID: 953 6066 0682, Password: Psych, Cloud CME ID: 57654, Course Objectives:Describe the principal actors, witness types and roles, and major procedural stages in a criminal sanity case and related civil malpractice action. Explain how forensic psychiatrists gather, weigh, and communicate information when forming an opinion, including the scope and limits of the Goldwater rule. Differentiate clinically relevant postpartum psychiatric conditions by onset, phenomenology, course, and functional impact, and summarize appropriate treatment approaches. Critically appraise excerpts of expert testimony by identifying strengths, limitations, evidentiary foundations, reasoning, communication, and handling of uncertainty. Apply the four Ds, standard-of-care principles, and documentation principles to civil malpractice analysis, and explain the potential…
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Friday, September 25, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Virtual.
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