Is it necessary or proper for a psychiatrist and psychologist to provide opinions at the same time?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Thorogood v. Roberts, 2014 BCSC 2213 (CanLII):

The defendants submit that the case of Farrokhmanesh v. Sahib, 2010 BCSC 497 at paras. 52 and 53 applies, wherein District Registrar Sainty found that it was not necessary or proper to have both a psychiatrist and a psychologist engage in providing opinions on the same subject matter.

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