Forensic psychiatry may be defined as that subspecialty of psychiatry that deals with
individuals with mental or emotional difficulties who are involved in legal problems of either …

The University of Pennsylvania's program of training in legal psychiatry is presented as a
model of an integrated program of training, research, and service. With the establishment of …

Forensic psychiatry has been undergoing rapid change and growth. The creation of the
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in 1969 and the establishment of the …

Until the 1960s, training in forensic psychiatry in the United States was sparse and of little
note. Individuals learned forensic psychiatry by experience and shared with one or two …

Post-graduate fellowship training in forensic psychiatry is a relatively new and developing
area in the field of psychiatry. In the past, medicolegal issues pertaining to mental health …

There are two principal approaches to education and training in psychiatry and the law in
the United States today, each with its own attractions and liabilities. The dominant mode is …

The Director of the Fellowship Program in Forensic Psychiatry should be an experienced
forensic psychiatrist. By the year 1983, the Director must be certified by the American Board …

Since the early 1980s, education and certication in forensic psychiatry have grown more
uniform and systematic in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Although …

In 1969, a teaching program in forensic psychiatry was launched at the University of Virginia
School of Medicine. Initially oriented toward the training of psychiatric residents, the Forensic …

At the October 1979 annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, it
was first formally proposed that a Committee be established to develop standards for post …