I offer the following forensic services: - Consultation and expert witness service to the legal community regarding psychiatric disorders and treatments, standards of care, and medical malpractice
- Consultation to the insurance industry regarding medical malpractice
- Consultation to the insurance industry regarding a claim by a policy holder of psychiatric damages
- Independent medical evaluation of a disability claim
- Evaluation of the need for a probate conservatorship of person or estate
- Contemporaneous or retrospective evaluation of competency to make a will or a trust
- Evaluation of legal mental capacity about such matters as contracting, conveying, marrying, testifying, voting and making health care decisions
In my clinical practice, I offer the following services:
- Psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families
- Medication management
- Case management
Case management is offered for individuals with complex psychiatric disorders. This service includes an in-depth assessment, advice regarding further evaluation by other specialists, treatment recommendations, and monitoring of the progress of treatment provided by other health care profressionals. |
Patrick Fitzsimmons, M.D.