Psychiatric Reports

Dr Sharma has provided psychiatric assessments in a wide range of cases in Civil and Criminal Cases. He is a recommended APIL expert (Tier 1) and has received CPR report writing, court attendance training. He has expertise in all general psychiatric conditions with specific expertise in psychosis, mood disorders and liaison psychiatry. He aims to furnish standard reports within a maximum of 6-8 weeks from receipt of your complete instructions (following review of depositions and relevant records and psychiatric assessment). Instructions must be received in writing and terms and conditions accepted before any work is undertaken. He is available to assess patients across the UK.

Medico-legal reports for civil cases (CPR compliant)

Psychiatric reports in connection with matters before Employment Tribunals
Assessment of fitness to plead and fitness to stand trial
Assessment of disability (Equality Act 2010)
Assessment of mental capacity
Assessment of litigation capacity
Psychiatric reports in connection with housing/antisocial behaviour
Independent psychiatric reports
Reports related to fitness to practice (GMC, GPhC, GDC)
Reports related to clinical negligence.

Personal Injury Cases:

Assessing Psychiatric Injuries
Road Traffic Accidents
Workplace Accidents
Trauma Sequelae
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychosomatic Disorders/ Munchausen / Malingering – fraudulent simulation or exaggeration of symptoms assessments
Psychopathology / Psychiatric Disorders
Anxiety Disorders / Depression / Stress Disorders
Psychiatry Injury due to Medical Negligence / Clinical Negligence
Victims of Crime and Abuse
Psychological causation of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
Secondary Victim Psychiatric Injury Assessments

Immigration / Asylum Cases:

Victims of Torture and Abuse
Trafficked Victims : Sexual Abuse
Mental Capacity
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Deportation and its impact on families
Risk Assessments
Diagnosis of Mental Health and treatments

Employment : Stress Assessments

Fitness to work
Anxiety Disorders
Sexual Discrimination
Equality Act Assessments
Bullying at work
Trauma’s at work
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