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As a service to the medical-legal community we publish The WETC Psychology Newsletter, typically the second Tuesday of every month. This newsletter contains information about a wide variety of topics relevant to medical-legal evaluations that is designed to provide helpful, practical information to attorneys and associated professionals who deal with psychiatric claims. A list of the series of newsletters is provided below. Simply click on the title to read the newsletter that interests you.
The Economics of Dismantling Flawed Psych Reports, January 2021
Understanding The Source of Weak Psych Reports, February 2021
Self Help Checklist for Detecting Flaws in Psych Reports, March 2021
The Magic Of Operational Definitions, April 2021
Pitfalls in Telemedicine Psych Evaluations, May, 2021
Introducing the MMPI-3, June, 2021
The Disruptive Role of Clinical Judgment In Psych Injury Litigation, July, 2021
Detect Malingering In Psych Cases, August, 2021
The Art of Cross-Examining a Psych Doctor, September 2021
Dr. Leckart’s Last WETC Newsletter, November, 2021
Saving Client Money While Defending Psych Claims, December 2020
A Horror Story For Insurance Companies, November 2020
COVID-19 Psychopathology: Normal or Mental Injury?, October 2020
It Takes A Renegade Psychologist To Expose Flawed Psych Reports, September 2020
Flawed Psych Reports: Winners and Losers, August 2020
Viewing Psych Reports Through A Different Lens, June 2020
Psychiatrists and Psychological Testing: A Frequent Nightmare, May 2020
3 Ways To Deal With Psych Reports During The COVID-19 Pandemic, April 2020
Get The Psych Report Dismissed, March 2020
The DSM-5 and Weak Psych Reports, February 2020
A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Getting An Apricot™, January 2020
Why Are There So Many Weak Psych Reports?, December 2019
What Can You Do About Weak Psych Reports, November 2019
The Key To Understanding Psychiatric and Psychological Forensic Testimony, October 2019
Psychiatris and Psychological Testing: A Frequent Problem, September 2019
Trashing Flawed Psych Reports: A Bit More Information, August 2019
Trashing Flawed Psych Reports, July 2019
Important Questions To Ask Yourself About The Contents Of A Psych Doctor’s Report, June 2019
Basic Questions To Ask Yourself About Psychological Testing In A Psych Doctor’s Report, May 2019
Essential Questions To Ask Yourself About A Psych Doctor’s Report, April 2019
Questions to Ask Yourself About a Psych Doctor’s Report, December 2018
Neuropsychological Evaluations in Personal Injury Cases, November 2018
What Attorneys Need To Know About The MMPI-2 Before Cross-Examining A Psych Doctor, September 2018
Circumstances When You Should Use An Apricot™ To Challenge A Psych Doctor, August 2018
Additional Situations When You Should Get An Apricot™, July 2018
Situations When YouShould Get An Apricot™, June 2018
When Should You Get An Apricot™, May 2018
Diagnostic Criteria for a Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), April 2018
Psych Treatment Liens, March 2018
Cross-Examining Psych Doctors: Challenges with Changing the GAF score, February 2018
Cross-Examining Psych Doctors: Difficulty In Fighting Causation, January 2018
Cross-Examining Psych Doctors: Think Like A Psych Expert, December 2017
“In my professional opinion” says the Psych Doctor, November 2017
Personal Injury Psych Reports: Tips for Reviewing the Doctor’s MMPI Test Data, September 2017
Personal Injury Psych Reports: Tips to use When Cross-Examining the Doctor, August 2017
Personal Injury Psych Reports: More on Cross-Examining the Doctor, July 2017
Personal Injury Psych Reports: Cross-Examining the Psych Doctor, June 2017
Resources to Utilize When Preparing to Cross-Examine Psych Doctors, May 2017
Tips to Use for Effective CrossExamination of Psych Doctors, April 2017
Effective Tips to Use When Cross-Examining Psych Doctors, March 2017
Practical Tips for CrossExamining Psych Doctors, February 2017
More Essential Tips for CrossExamining Psych Doctors, January 2017
Essential Tips for Cross Examining Psych Doctors, December 2016
Useful Tips for Cross Examining Psych Doctors, November 2016
More Helpful Tips for Cross Examining Psych Doctors, October 2016
More Helpful Tips for Cross Examining Psych Doctors, September 2016
Helpful Information for Cross Examining Psych Doctors, August 2016
Deposing Psych Claimants: Exposing Wash-Out Reports, July 2016
Do ApricotsTM Work? We Asked the Attorneys!, June 2016
Deposing Psych Claimants: Exposing Wash-In Reports, May 2016
Clinical Depression, April 2016
Sub Rosa Videos and Psychological Evaluations, March 2016
Measuring Patient Credibility in Psych Legal Evaluations, February 2016
The Book of Apricots™ – Happy Holidays, December 2015
Apricots™ – Preparing Briefs for the Court, November 2015
Apricots™ – Preparing For Psych Depositions, October 2015
Free Phone Consultations On Psych Report Credibility, September 2015
Exposing The Inconsistencies and The Lack of Credibility in Psych reports, August 2015
Deposing a Psych Doctor: Prepare For Battle!, July 2015
Deposing Psych Doctors: Persistence is Key, June 2015
Cross Examining Psych Doctors Who Have Provided a “Rule Out” Diagnosis, May 2015
Cross Examining Psych Doctors Who Have Provided “Deferred” Diagnoses, April 2015
Leckart’s Six Rules for Cross Examining Psychologists and Psychiatrists, March 2015
Cross Examining Shrinks: Leckart’s Sixth Rule, February 2015
Cross Examining Shrinks: Leckart’s Fourth Rule, December 2014
Cross Examining Shrinks: Leckart’s Third Rule, November 2014
Cross Examining Shrinks: Leckart’s Second Rule, October 2014
Cross Examining Shrinks: Leckart’s First Rule, September 2014
The Ten Commandments of Medical-Legal Psychological Reporting, August 2014
The Ten Commandments of Mental Status Examinations, July 2014
The Ten Commandments of Psychological Testing, June 2014
Depositions of Psych Doctors: Persistence Gets The Win, May 2014
Dealing With Wash-Out Reports , April 2014
Dealing With Wash In Psych Reports, March 2014
DSM-5: Winners and Losers, February 2014
DSM-5 vs. DSM-IV-TR: The Workers’ Comp Solution, January 2014
How To Destroy “Wash-Out” or “Wash-In” Psych Reports, December 2013
DSM-5: Say Hello to One of The New Disorders!, November 2013
DSM-5: Assessing Psych Disability in PI and WC Cases, October 2013
DSM-5: Why The Heat? Will It Survive?, September 2013
SB863 & The DSM-5: One Door Closes and Another Opens!, August 2013
DSM-5: Chicken Little Was Right!, July 2014
DSM-5: Major Changes in Medical-Legal Cases, June 2013
The Mental Health Professionals in Litigation, May 2013
The Importance of Medical Records in Psych Cases , April 2013
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, March 2013
Forty Tough Deposition Questions for Psych AMEs & PQMEs, February 2013
Essentials of a High Quality Psychological or Psychiatric Report, January 2013
Somatoform Disorders: The Diagnoses From Hell, December 2012
Coaching Attorneys To Win Psych Cases, November 2012
Memory and Credibility In Psychological Evaluations, October 2012
Psychological Causation and Psychological Apportionment, September 2012
How Good Are People At Faking Psychiatric Injuries?, August 2012
The Nietzsche Factor in Apportionment, July 2012
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, June 2012
Depositions Are War! How To Win!, April 2012
GAF: What Every Litigator Needs To Know, December 2011
Neuropsychology and Psychiatric Injuries, November 2011
Anger: An Overlooked Injury, October 2011
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorders, August 2011
Physical and Psychiatric Injuriest, July 2011
The Credibility of Psychological Diagnoses, June 2011
Dysthymic Disorder (300.4), May 2011
The Mental Status Examination-Revisited, April 2011
How to Cx a Shrink, March 2011
Apportioning Psychiatric Disability With Multiple Orthopedic Injuries, February 2011
Apportioning Psychiatric Injuries: A More Complete view, December 2010
Tightrope Walking and the GAF, November 2010
What vs. Why: Determining Causality in Psych Cases, October 2010
Symptoms, Signs and the GAF: A Potential Litigation Problem, September 2010
Mental Status Examination, August 2010
Adjustment Disorders, June 2010
“Impossible” MMPI-2 Scores and Their Consequences for Litigation, May 2010
Common Flaws in Psych Reports #3, April 2010
Drugs: Use, Abuse and Dependence, March 2010
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition, December 2009
The Million Tests, November 2009
Major Depressive Disorder, October 2009
Computer Use Disorder, September 2009
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, August 2009
Sleep Disorders and Psychiatric Injuries, July 2009
Subjectively Interpreted Projective Psychological Tests, June 2009
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), April 2009
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