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 …

In spite of not a little animosity between many psychiatrists and lawyers, a number of
psychiatrists are on law school faculties. This number is not large, but it probably totals a few …

The mock trial is an important educational technique that has seldom been reported in the
medical literature. In this paper we describe the evolution of mock trials as a regular …

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 …

Results: Eighty-one per cent of the respondents indicated that they offered or were about to
offer interdisciplinary teaching programs in psychiatry and law for students, interns or …

EDITOR'S NOTE: This memorandum of law was submitted bv the authors in a case in the
Supreme Court of New York. New York County, on behalfofthe New York Civil Liberties …

Very few residency and fellowship programs offer mandatory or elective rotations in health
advocacy. Where there are formal training opportunities, they are commonly didactic or …

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

With the continued growth of the sub-specialty of forensic or sociolegal psychiatry, various
models for providing theoretical and clinical experience to the trainee have been proposed …

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 …