Saini, M.A. (2008). Evidence Base of Custody and Access Evaluations, in Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention v. 8, n. 1 (February 2008): 111-129. DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm023
This evidence-based review systematically draws on studies of custody evaluations to determine the current state of scientific knowledge about custody and access evaluations, which are conducted by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals to assist judges, lawyers, and families by providing expert opinions regarding the level of interparental conflict, parent functioning, child–parent relationships, and the children’s developmental, social, emotional, and educational needs post separation and divorce.