Medico-legal


Dr. Jamie Barsky
Clinical Psychologist
Education
University of Liverpool
Bachelors Degree in Applied Psychology
Diploma in Psychology for post-graduates
Skill & Experience
Mental Health & Psychology

Training
Experience
- Completed numerous medico-legal reports for personal injury, criminal and family law
- Provided evidence and been cross-examined in court as an expert witness, both in person and via video link
- Registered member of the Health Professions Council
Medico-legal Services
MTAS Psychology can provide numerous and varied psychological assessments, incorporating comprehensive psychometric testing and clinical interviewing.


Our services include:
Assessment of psychological harm, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety and Adjustment Disorder in personal injury and medical negligence cases.
Parenting assessments in criminal and civil proceedings, in which the risk posed to children, by their carers, is assessed.
In-depth, pre-sentencing assessments for criminal cases, when a better understanding of a defendant’s psychological functioning is required by a judge in order to determine an appropriate sentence.
Assessment of a defendant’s capacity to stand trial (fitness to plead) in criminal cases.
Assessment of aspects of a defendant’s psychological functioning that are pertinent to their case, for example, their memory and intellectual functioning or their susceptibility.