| Failure to use DSM-IV-TR diagnoses |
| Use of idiosyncratic disorders that do not meet Frye or Daubert standards |
| Concluding that a non-psychotic mental illness qualifies as mental disease |
| Concluding that a deviant, bizarre or unusual crime is evidence of insanity |
| Adding new data in the opinion section |
| Concluding a lack of volitional capacity without rigorous analysis and supporting data |
| Mentioning disposition or future dangerousness if not applicable |
| Desire for a "just" outcome (to the detriment of accuracy, objectivity) |