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TABLE 7. Probable Errors.

Failure to use DSM-IV-TR diagnoses
Use of idiosyncratic disorders that do not meet Frye or Daubert standards
Concluding that a non-psychotic mental illness qualifies as mental disease
Concluding that a deviant, bizarre or unusual crime is evidence of insanity
Adding new data in the opinion section
Concluding a lack of volitional capacity without rigorous analysis and supporting data
Mentioning disposition or future dangerousness if not applicable
Desire for a "just" outcome (to the detriment of accuracy, objectivity)





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