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 …

Dr. Piel presents a model curriculum for elective legislative advocacy training of general
psychiatry residents at the University of Washington. In this commentary, we discuss the role …

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 …

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 …

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 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) has been devoted to the teaching
of forensic psychiatry, and as AAPL celebrates its 50th Anniversary, it seems fitting to …

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

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 …

Training in Forensic Psychiatry, as described by Dr. Pinals, requires the gaining of
knowledge, expertise, and confidence as part of a process of professional transformation …

Objective As the specialty of forensic psychiatry and the numbers of justice involved
individuals with mental illness continue to grow, forensic education is receiving more …