Testimony As An Expert Witness
Ramachandran has served as an expert witness on the delusions associated with pseudocyesis (false pregnancy). At the 2007 trial of Lisa M. Montgomery he testified that Montgomery suffered from severe pseudocyesis disorder and that she was unable to appreciate the nature and quality of her acts.
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