Forensic Psychiatrist

As a forensic psychiatrist, you work where mental health and the law meet. You evaluate people involved in legal cases to answer questions like whether someone understood their actions, is competent to stand trial, or poses a risk to others. You write detailed expert reports, advise courts and attorneys, and often testify as an expert witness. You may work in hospitals, correctional facilities, or courts, assessing patients and consulting on cases. Your days mix careful clinical interviews, review of records, report writing, and legal proceedings, and you interact with patients, lawyers, judges, and other clinicians.