The uncontroverted testimony of the court-appointed psychiatrist provided clear and convincing evidence that respondent's substance abuse was not the cause of her mental illness, and that she is presently and for the foreseeable future unable, by reason of such illness, to care adequately for the child. That the psychiatrist did not review a portion of respondent's clinical records is not, by itself, reason for discrediting his testimony. Given a record establishing present...
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