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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Decision-Making Within Forensic Psychiatric Investigations: The Use of Various Information Sources by Different Expert Groups to Reach Conclusions on Legal Insanity.

Lizel Göranson, Olof Svensson, Peter Andiné, Sara Bromander, Ann-Sophie Lindqvist Bagge, Malin Hildebrand Karlén

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Lizel GöransonDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Olof SvenssonCentre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Peter AndinéDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sara BromanderCentre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ann-Sophie Lindqvist BaggeDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Malin Hildebrand KarlénDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Background: Which type of information experts use to make decisions regarding legal insanity within forensic psychiatric investigations (FPI) is relatively unknown, both in general and when considering variations due to case context. It is important to explore this area to be able to counteract the effects of various kinds of cognitive bias. Method: The aim was to explore whether FPI expert groups differed regarding case-specific as well as general use of information types required to make decisions on severe mental disorder (SMD). Three FPI case vignettes were presented to three professional groups involved in FPIs in Sweden ( Results: The expert groups differed somewhat regarding what type of information they required for the cases (e.g., results from cognitive testing), but some information was required in all cases (e.g., client's self-report). Regarding the preliminary assessment of SMD in the three cases, minor differences were found. Within the general FPI praxis, experts reported using several information types, while the general perceived usefulness of these sources varied. Discussion: The professional groups relied partly on a "core" of information sources, but some case-specific adaptations were found. The professional groups' inclination to suspect SMD also varied somewhat. This indicates a need to explore the potential consequences of these similarities and differences.

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court orderdecision-makingexpert evaluationforensic psychiatric investigationlegal insanitypsychiatric assessment

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