Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:442-444
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
The postdivorce clinic
DJ Sheffner and JM Suarez
The authors describe a clinic that evaluates court-referred families who
have child custody or visitation problems in the postdivorce period. A
multidisciplinary staff uses interviews, auxiliary sources of information,
and psychological testing to arrive at recommendations that often address
issues not specifically mentioned in the legal proceedings, particularly
regarding treatment for disturbed children. The authors suggest that the
clinic is an example of an appropriate interaction between law and
psychiatry.
