Miss Zöe Walker
Occupational Therapist & Family Systemic Psychotherapist
Addiction Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in South West England
Addiction Psychiatry focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictive behaviours. Conditions include alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, drug misuse and gambling disorder, often alongside coexisting mental health conditions. Assessment considers substance use history, psychiatric symptoms, withdrawal risks, physical health and social circumstances. Treatment may involve medically supervised withdrawal, medication, psychological therapies and relapse prevention. Independent Addiction Psychiatry Expert Witnesses can provide specialist opinions on diagnosis, treatment, mental capacity, risk assessment, causation, prognosis and standards of care in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Criminal and Family proceedings.
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