High-Priced, Improper Psychiatric Evaluation
for the Abused at War in Divorce Court

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

What do you do when you are in the midst of a custody dispute and the psychologist, paid by the abuser, leaves out important facts and distorts others to support the bias of the paying party?

I’m asked this question over and over by battered women in custody battles. And each time I witness what these women are subjected to, I’m in awe.

Battered Women and Legal Psychiatric Abuse

They think they are at the mercy of these high-paid psychologists. They know from the core of their being that what has been said is improper. They feel betrayed by authority vested in these mental health professionals and the justice system that they represent.

They struggle with their visions of the implications of the improper psychiatric evaluations. They know they have been made to look and be as they know they are not.

And they don’t know where to go from here. Their attention gets scattered.

After the Improper Psychological Evaluation

On the one hand, they want to go after the psychologist who they perceive as having acted unethically. On the other, is their burning desire to right the wrong in the eyes of the court.

And on a deeper personal level, they remain haunted with the psychiatric labels vested upon them. All of this only to add to their already crippling struggle to hold their own and protect their parental rights, civil liberties and the safety and well-being of their children.

If you are in or headed toward this situation, stop, regroup and make sure you are walking this path informed and fortified with the support of a knowledgeable consulting expert. Arm yourself with a professional to show you how to navigate your way out of this nightmare and avert the foul play around and before you.

For more information about legal psychological abuse, visit http://www.preventabusiverelationships.com/crazy_making.php and claim your Free Instant Access to Survivor Success eInsights. Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. is a psychologist and legal abuse consulting expert. Copyright 2009 Jeanne King, Ph.D.

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