When a person is scammed, does it mean they have diminished capacity to make decisions, are unduly influenced, or are incapacitated? A forensic psychiatrist may be asked to assess whether the person is fit to stand trial or needs a conservatorship (which gives another person legal authority to make decisions for them).

Drs. Nora Douglas, Renee Sorrentino, and Susan Hatters Friedman used case vignettes to illustrate their points during their presentation to the International Forensic Psychiatry Lecture Series.

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