Ethics, malingering, and a lie-detector at the bedside

Authors

Philip J. Candilis, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volume

43

Issue

3

DOI

10.1520/jfs16189j

Keywords

Ethics; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Lie detector; Malingering

Abstract

A psychiatric consultation is presented in which the physician uses a cardiac monitor in the manner of a lie-detector. Ethical analysis of a clinician's duties in cases of suspected malingering addresses both the standard of informed consent necessary for such assessments and the potential forensic consequences of unanticipated clinical findings.

APA Citation

Candilis, P. (1998). Ethics, malingering, and a lie-detector at the bedside. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 43 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/jfs16189j