Dr. James Reich offers excellent forensic psychiatry services in Concord, CA. He provides accurate, informed advice and consults so you know you can be informed with the necessary knowledge to go forward. He is detailed and knowledgeable and will provide you with comprehensive reports so you have the tools for a favorable outcome. No matter what your needs on, Dr. James Reich will bring his expertise to you.
Dr. Reich’s mission is to provide excellent forensic psychiatric assessments, reports and testimony.
Dr. James Reich’s services are available for civil and some criminal law cases. Clients are assured of his personal dedication to each case. He does high quality research, expert evaluations, writes a solid report, and will testify well.
Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist
Dr. James Reich is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist with extensive civil psychiatry experience who has done hundreds of evaluations. After getting his M.D. from the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver Dr. Reich earned his MPH at Yale University and did his psychiatric residency at UC Davis. Dr. Reich has held academic positions at Yale, Iowa, Harvard and Brown universities. Currently he has teaching appointments at the professor level at both UCSF and Stanford. Throughout his career, he has published over a hundred peer-reviewed publications. He has been deposed over 50 times.
Most evaluations consist of an extensive record review, comprehensive diagnostic interview, appropriate psychological testing, and contact with relevant collateral sources. Dr. James Reich tailors each evaluation to the needs of the client.
Typically, forensic psychiatrists don't work with people outside of court situations. They don't follow patients through the course of mental health treatment unless they need to gain information for the courts, defense lawyers, employers, or others with a legal interest in the case.
If you need to talk to a psychiatrist about a mental health issue outside of the legal arena, it's best to talk to a general psychiatrist or one who specializes in your type of mental health problems.
Dr. Reich is a member of both the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Association of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL). He follows the ethical guidelines of these two organizations.
A forensic psychiatrist
is a medical doctor with specialized training and experience in the application of psychiatric knowledge to questions posed by the legal system. Some questions a forensic psychiatrist
might receive are “Is the accused fit to stand trial? Should the teenager who brought a gun to school be suspended, expelled, or incarcerated? Can a person with a personality disorder knowingly intelligently waive their Miranda rights?”. Some of the things forensic psychiatrists
do include providing psychiatric consultation in legal matters, and providing expert testimony in court cases. In summation, forensic psychiatry
is a medical science that spans the fields of law, criminal justice, and psychiatry. If you think you may be in need of a forensic psychiatrist
– please give us a call at 415-673-2229.