Expert Psychiatric Consultation Services
Dr. Wilson has established himself as a reliable and knowledgeable expert in questions of standard of care in situations of completed suicides or suicide attempts with resulting physical injury and disability. He has reviewed many cases with both plaintiff and defense attorneys to ascertain whether clinical assessment and care given in the months, weeks, hours or minutes before the self-harm act met agreed upon professional standards. These events can involve psychiatrists, psychologists or other mental health professionals in inpatient or outpatient private practice, or the employed mental health staff in hospital inpatient settings. Standard of care issues can relate to psychiatric units in general hospitals or stand-alone private or public psychiatric facilities.
Consultation with attorneys can focus on other personal injury that can result from inadequate care in psychiatric practice such the assault of a patient or staff by a patient, or escape from a psychiatric facility and subsequent harm. Boundary violation situations like therapist-patient romantic encounters represent another area of consideration. Case review and consultation with other physicians or hospital or clinic administrators can clarify areas of practice that should be modified or patient care standards and regulations that merit close consideration or modification. Dr. Wilson has appeared as an expert witness in questions of proper diagnosis and treatment when there is a question of incorrect diagnosis that may have led to a poor or disastrous outcome. He has also been involved in will contests where competency to make or change a will or other legal document is at question.
In addition to civil matters, Dr. Wilson has considerable experience in assessing questions of criminal responsibility when an accused has evidence of apparent mental illness that may have played a role in a criminal act. He has been involved in cases involving homicide, assault and robbery where Not Guilty by Reason Of Insanity pleas have been considered or utilized. More often, the mitigating factor of a mental illness has been used under the rubric of Diminished Capacity. Attorneys have requested Dr. Wilson to appear before judges at sentencing hearings to explain details of psychiatric illness and impairment that should be considered as mitigating factors.
Dr. Wilson invites you to contact him with questions about your situations. All inquiries are welcome.