American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Forensic psychiatry professional organization

The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) is a professional organization in the field of forensic psychiatry.

## History and organization

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It publishes the quarterly Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The Academy's Ethics guidelines for the practice of forensic psychiatry[1] form the basis of the guidelines of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.[2] They have also debated the medical ethics of psychiatrists testifying in death-penalty cases.[3]

## Presidents

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* Ryan C. Wagoner, MD 2024-2025
* Charles Dike, MD 2023-2024
* James L. Knoll IV, MD 2022-2023
* Susan Hatters Friedman, MD 2021-2022
* Liza Gold, MD 2020-2021
* William Newman, MD 2019-2020
* Richard L. Frierson, MD 2018-2019
* Christopher R. Thompson, MD 2017-2018
* Michael A. Norko, MD 2016-2017
* Emily A. Keram, MD 2015-2016
* Graham Glancy, MB 2014-2015
* Robert Weinstock, MD 2013-2014
* Debra A. Pinals, MD 2012-2013
* Charles L. Scott, MD 2011-2012
* Peter Ash, MD 2010-2011
* Stephen B. Billick, MD 2009-2010
* Patricia R. Recupero, MD, JD 2008-2009
* Jeffrey S. Janofsky, M.D. 2007-2008
* Alan R. Felthous, M.D. 2006-2007
* Robert I. Simon, M.D. 2005-2006
* Robert T.M. Phillips, M.D., Ph.D. 2004-2005
* Robert Wettstein, M.D. 2003-2004
* Roy J. O'Shaughnessy, M.D. 2002-2003
* Larry Strasburger, M.D. 2001-2002
* Jeffrey Metzner, M.D. 2000-2001
* Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D. 1999-2000
* Larry R. Faulkner, M.D. 1998-1999
* Renée L. Binder, M.D. 1997-1998
* Ezra E. H. Griffith, M.D. 1996-1997
* Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D. 1995-1996
* Park E. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. 1994-1995
* John M. Bradford, M.B. 1993-1994
* Howard V. Zonana, M.D. 1992-1993
* Kathleen M. Quinn, M.D. 1991-1992
* Richard T. Rada, M.D. 1990-1991
* Joseph D. Bloom, M.D. 1989-1990
* William H. Reid, M.D. 1988-1989
* Richard Rosner, M.D. 1987-1988
* J. Richard Ciccone, M.D. 1986-1987
* Selwyn M. Smith, M.D. 1985-1986
* Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. 1984-1985
* Loren H. Roth, M.D. 1983-1984
* Abraham L. Halpern, M.D. 1982-1983
* Stanley L. Portnow, M.D. 1981-1982
* Herbert E. Thomas, M.D. 1980-1981
* Nathan I. Sidley, M.D. 1979-1980
* Irwin N. Perr, M.D. 1978-1979
* Gerald J. Sarwer-Foner, M.D. 1975-1977
* Seymour L. Pollack, M.D. 1973-1975
* Robert L. Sadoff, M.D. 1971-1973
* Jonas R. Rappeport, M.D. 1969-1971

## Selected publications

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* Rosner, Richard (1982). Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, Volume 1. Thomas, ISBN 9780398045784
* Rosner, Richard (1985). Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, Volume 2. Thomas, ISBN 9780306419546

## See also

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* Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

## References

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1. ^ "Ethics guidelines for the practice of forensic psychiatry". AAPL. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
2. ^ "Ethics guidelines for the practice of forensic psychiatry". Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. ^ Jelinek, Pauline (October 20, 1980). Associated Press

## External links

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* American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX