Daniel P. Greenfield, MD, MPH, MS, FASAM is a practicing psychiatrist, addiction medicine specialist, and preventive medicine specialist. He was educated at Oberlin College, the University of North Carolina, the University of London, Cornell University Medical Center, Rutgers University, and Harvard University. In addition to his clinical and forensic practice, Dr. Greenfield formerly taught at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine as an attending physician and at Montefiore Medical Center as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. He currently teaches at Seton Hall University, where he is Clinical Professor of Neuroscience (Psychiatry) at the JFK Neuroscience Institute Hackensack Meridian Health/JFK University Medical Center.
Imbued with humility, humanity, and humor, A Practical Guide to Forensic Mental Health Consultation through Aphorisms and Caveats equips future and practicing forensic mental health consultants with valuable insights "from the trenches." The book employs pithy observations, conditions, and limitations to the process, as well as covering the challenges and opportunities intrinsic to a forensic mental health consulting practice.
The nine chapters of the book follow the flow of the consulting forensic mental health process. The chapters feature a collection of aphorisms and caveats that frame and complement the discussion of each step in the process, from engaging with a potential consultee to preparing an effective report to testifying in court to collecting professional fees. Presented in a succinct and approachable way, the book is designed to help professionals avoid some of the inevitable pitfalls and land mines that might occur in a forensic mental health consulting practice.
Brief, valuable, and minimally technical, A Practical Guide to Forensic Mental Health Consultation through Aphorisms and Caveats is an ideal resource for new and experienced forensic experts alike.