American general psychiatry residents are significantly involved in legal hearings related to
mental health. Training to become a psychiatrist involves considerable exposure to …

This study outlines current trends in the education of psychiatric residents in forensic
psychiatry. As general psychiatrists are more frequently confronted with issues pertaining to …

Forensic psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that focuses on our field's interface with the
legal system. Expert witness testimony, commonly regarded as the definitive element of …

Results of a recent survey of all 127 medical schools in the United States indicate that about
two fifths of medical schools offer a separate course that focuses on topics in medicine and …

Over the past two decades, the number of malpractice claims filed against psychiatrists has
risen steadily, so that about 6% of all psychiatrists are named in new lawsuits each year …

Psychiatry residents' experiences in forensic psychiatry vary greatly across the country, and
many psychiatry programs meet the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education …

This paper describes an educational experience for psychiatric residents that can serve both
as an introduction to the interface of law and psychiatry and to issues related to assuming a …

Mental illness in the criminal justice system is one of the most important and underserved
public health challenges in psychiatry today, but few general psychiatry residency programs …

A legally informed clinician is one who possesses sufficient knowledge of mental health law
to recognize and address legal issues that arise in clinical practice. This article argues that …

Objective The growth of forensic psychiatry has spurred efforts to improve forensic psychiatry
training in general psychiatry residency. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …